Chapter 3 The Wedding
Everyone came downstairs, they apparate to the Castle Key in Diagon Alley, because that is where the wedding is to take place. Ginny, Hermione, and Mrs. Weasley are all in their bridesmaids dresses of purple with a white sash around the waist that falls to the floor at the back. Ron, Harry, and Mr. Weasley are in their groomsmen dress robes of black with a purple Lilly in the breast pocket.
They reappear in front of a building made of glass in the shape of a dome. They walk in still amazed by the beauty of the building and are floored when they see the inside. The chairs for guests to sit in are gold with purple cushions that matched the bridesmaids' dresses. At the alter stands Lupin in his midnight black robes with a purple phoenix on his chest.
"Harry, Ron, Arthur, you made it. Molly, Ginny, Hermione, Tonks will be glad to see you. Her room is the second to your left down that hall if you want to see her." Lupin says when he sees the crowd walk in.
"Thank you Remus, we will see you in a few minutes," says Mrs. Weasley. Ginny, Hermione, and Mrs. Weasley start walking down the hall to the room labeled Dressing Room.
"Okay Harry, Ron, and Arthur. You should go through that door and go to my right side and the girls will meet you in the same place on the left. You will join them in the doorway and will walk down the aisle," Lupin instructed them.
"Okay" the three men chorus, happy to see their friends finally getting married.
It is time for the wedding. The three men go to their assigned places and their counterparts went to theirs. When the music starts playing, they walk down the aisle. Harry with Ginny, Ron with Hermione, and Mr. Weasley with Mrs. Weasley are bringing up the rear. When the couples reach the alter they separate, the girls going to the bride's side of the alter, the boys to the grooms. Then Tonks came. Her dress is beautiful. It has straps that are two inches wide, gathers under her chest, and comes down in spirals with ruffles at the bottom. Tonks walks up the aisle, and her and Lupin joined hands and the ceremony begins. Kingsley is playing the role of the priest in a muggle wedding because no one wanted the Minister of Magic to be there.
After the ceremony, Lupin and Tonks take their wands and transform the glass dome into the reception room. Harry and Ginny walk together to be the first in line for the trout with a small salad. Hermione and Ron go through the line and to the table that Harry and Ginny were sitting at to join them.
When time comes to give toasts, Harry stands up. "I would like to thank you all for coming, and would like to begin by saying: I remember the day that Tonks convinced you to become and item with her and how resistant you were when she first brought it up. I guess you have come a long way since then." The whole crowd chuckled. "I would just like to say that I wish you both happiness in your lives together and I hope Ginny and me could one day be as happy as you are right now," Harry continues, ignoring the look Ginny was giving him while trying to get his attention. "I am officially out of things to say now so…lets dance!"
The band starts playing, and Harry decides it is a good time to talk to Ginny since he had just mentioned her in his toast, he didn't mean to, it just kind of came out, but nonetheless they should still talk.
"Harry, what was that about us being happy earlier?" Ginny asks when they get on their own.
"Hmmm?" Harry replies, pretending he doesn't know what she is talking about.
"Harry, you know what I'm talking about."
"I don't know. It just kind of came out, Ginny" Harry replies, "I'm not saying that we aren't happy, but did you see how happy they looked at the alter? That's a happiness we haven't reached yet."
"I guess, you're right" Ginny says while watching Lupin and Tonks dance and not notice anyone around them because they are so consumed within each other.
"So…why does your mum think we are sleeping together again?" Harry asks, mainly because he just wants to talk and can't think of anything else to say.
"Mainly because we spend so much time in my room with the door shut" answered Ginny.
"I see, I guess we should leave the door open more often then?" Harry asks, his mind not really on the conversation.
"I don't know. It makes me mad that she thinks that I would do something like that. I'm not some slut!" Ginny half yells because she is getting angry again.
Harry seeing this, said "Hey, Ginny, do you want some Butterbeer? I think they just brought some out" and goes to get two Butterbeers.
They drink their Butterbeers in silence for a while. Ginny watching Ron and Hermione dance, and Harry staring off into space thinking about how best to do what it is he wanted to do. Harry gets up at the end of a song and walks over to Ron and Hermione, "May I cut in?" Harry asks. Ron looks at Harry and leaves, a little reluctantly, and Harry and Hermione start dancing.
At first Harry is quiet and doesn't say anything, Hermione lets him think for a little bit, not wanting to break the silence. Then finally, "Harry are you okay? Did Ginny say 'no'?" Hermione asked him.
"No, I haven't asked yet. I'm not sure how. Hermione, help?" Harry said shakily.
"Well, you have to get on one knee—of course—and tell her you love her. Then what I would do is let your heart pick it up from there. Harry, you know she loves you, you just have to let your heart ask."
"Okay, Hermione, that's cliché, but it might work. I have nothing better planned, wish me luck" Harry replies nervously. He then walks back to where his girlfriend was now sitting with her brother. "You can have Hermione back, Ron. Ginny, fancy a walk?" Ginny looks at Harry and he holds out a hand to help her up and the two walk through the door to a garden. As soon as Ginny stops talking about how cute a couple Lupin and Tonks make, Harry moves so that he is in front of her and gets down on one knee. "Ginny, how would you like to be just like them?" Harry begins.
"What?" she asks confused.
"Well Ginny, I love you…and I would like to live the rest of my life with you…willyoumarryme?" Harry finishes quickly.
"What Harry? Slow down, you were talking to fast, you want to carry me?" Ginny asks.
"No…will you marry me?" Harry repeats slowly. Ginny turns bright red, she has wanted this to happen for quite some time now, but never expected it to happen. She gazes down at him with tears in her eyes. "You don't have to if you don't want to.." Harry says misreading the cause of the tears.
"No, Harry, I would love to marry you!" Ginny answers excitedly.
Then the newly engaged couple kiss and go back to the reception and party the rest of the night.
It is late when everyone went home, and after talking for a while in Ginny's room about how they wanted their wedding to happen, the couple falls asleep on her bed, on top of the covers.