Six Years Later (2004) \\ The Beginning of Forever and Always \\ WICELA
Disclaimer: I do not own the Harry Potter series nor everything that comes with it. The rights go to J. K. Rowling. The only thing I own is the holes in her stories that I filled with my fantasies.
Ginny Weasley was flying with her teammates from Holyhead Harpies, training for their match Saturday against Puddlemore United. She had a good laugh about that with her teammates, knowing that Wood was the keeper there. She knew his moves and his tactics. Above all, Puddlemore United wasn't that good, but that didn't mean they could underestimate them. It was a fact that they were guys and her team were only girls, if you didn't count their captain. After the training, they discussed their tactics and rested a bit.
"So, Weasley, when is the big wedding?" Captain Roger Davies asked her.
"How do you mean?" Ginny sneered.
"Tsssk, not so mean! Everybody here knows you're engaged and we want to know when you'll be the house slave and leave us." Ginny rolled her eyes. The words 'wedding', 'engagement' and 'marriage' weren't doing any good to her.
"For a matter of fact: I'm not engaged nor will I leave this team." Davies smiled and looked a lot happier now.
"We can't miss you, you know that." Ginny smiled. She knew that he was only angry at her, because he really didn't want to miss her at the team. His wife was reading all those gossips from Rita Skeeter and Davies would be very upset if that would be her way of telling him she was getting married.
"Davies, if I ever get married, you'll be the first to know, so don't worry." He laughed and whispered a 'sorry' when Ginny walked away. Davies did let her think about the subject. However her brother and best friend were sure Harry was planning a big and romantic proposal, she wasn't that sure anymore since they started saying that since half a year ago. Ginny knew that when she got married, she could say goodbye to her Quidditch career as a player, because they wanted kids. That didn't mean the end for a career, because she didn't want to become the house slave, as Davies suggested. She wanted to have another job. She had no hard feelings for her mother, but it wasn't like her to do such thing. After the Quidditch training, she decided to visit her folks and when she apparate, she hoped they liked her being home again.
"Ginny dear! Why haven't we seen you for such a long time! You must tell us why!" Her mother said and she laughed. Of course they would be thrilled to see her.
"Well mum, I've got a lot of practice and Harry works a lot too, so when we finally see each other, we want to have some time for ourselves! Where's dad?"
"At work. He sees Harry a lot!" Ginny sighted, she wanted to ask her mother about him, but she didn't know how to say it right.
"Ginny, is something wrong?"
"Well, no actually. Everything is great, but I-I still...I don't know how to say it."
"Spill it, Ginny, it's me."
"Well, Ron and Hermione tell me every time I ask them about it, Harry will do it soon, but I don't know."
"Gin...begin with the start, please?" At that very moment a familiar voice shouted something.
"Hello folks!" It was George.
"George!" Her mother and she said in unison.
"My lovely mum and my loveliest sister!" George said. They laughed and George sat with them.
"Like you have more sisters."
"Lucky you then!" George was remarkably cheerful and Ginny almost wanted to raise a brow. George hadn't been this cheerful since Fred died and that was saying something, but why dying his mood?
"I overheard something about that Ginny was starting to spill something?" Ginny sighted. She didn't want to talk about this with George anywhere near, but on the other hand, George was the sibling she loved the most, how cliche it sounded.
"I just want to marry Harry." She said fast. George and her mother smiled.
"And?" George asked.
"Well, there are rumors he wants to propose or that he has proposed already, but I don't know what's taking him so long."
"Nerves, I think. He'd lost everyone he loved most, I think it's hard for him to love anyone again. I have to admit that I feel the same...and I only lost...Fred." It was immediately quiet in the room. For the first time in always, George was talking about Fred and his death.
"Angelina brought me to his grave a while ago and told me it was okay to let him go. I think she's right. For me, I lost my brother, but look at Harry. The boy lost his parents, godparent, the last best friend of his father and his wife and so many more people. It's crazy to see how he's handling all of that. I think he's struggling. I mean: living together is one thing, but marriage? That's a whole bigger step." Ginny smiled.
"Yeah, you're right. So...do I have to show him that he won't lose me?"
"Yes, but not really obviously of course. Just be yourself and keep caring. Stay with him and show him that."
"Thanks George. And...actually what brought you here at first?"
"Well, I told you about Angelina bringing me at Fred's grave. You also know I dated her for a while. We know each other really good and the way she helped me and actually always helped me, made me realize I want to be with her every day. It's strange, even for me, to do something like this as quick as I do now, but it feels right. So I'm here for the same reason as you Ginny, only I am the man who ask his mother and sister to help him with searching for the most beautiful proposal ring ever." Their mother cried in happiness.
"My George, my little George. Getting married! I'm so proud of you!" Ginny laughed at what happened. It was good to see George this way. Happy. She, however, disagreed with the fact it wasn't George-like. It was exactly Fred-and-Georgelike to do so. They were spontaneous and all over the sudden something strange happened and this was just…just like him.
"Congratulations George!" She said.
"Perhaps Harry has the balls to propose after he heard my proposal." George said with a wink.
"Give Angelina please first the time to say yes. You know, maybe she says no." Ginny laughed.
"Why on earth would you say that, Ginny?" Her mother said, immediately kind of angry. Ginny just laughed and winked at George.
"Let's go shopping for that ring of yours."