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The next morning, mum woke Hermione and I with a frazzled expression and red cheeks. She made us go downstairs to help with any last minute preparations and it was only after 1 o'clock when mum shooed us upstairs with the instructions to get ready right away and then to go help Fleur. Mum swept out of my room, mumbling something about the twins and their pranks, and Hermione and I had to cover our mouths to stop our laughter.

Since Hermione had to use some potion on her hair to make it sleek instead of bushy, I got the shower first. When I was done, I dried my hair with my wand since there was so many wizards and witches in the house today, no one would be able to know I had used underage magic.

While Hermione took her turn in the shower, I quickly did my make-up and used my wand to curl my fiery red hair into loose waves that cascaded down my back. I pulled the dress bag containing my bridesmaid dress from the closet along with my heels and set them down on my bed.

"Is that you're dress?" asked Hermione, coming out of the bathroom with her hair sleek and dressed in a floaty, lilac coloured dress with matching heels.

"Yeah," I said, unzipping the bag. "And for something Fleur picked out, I kind of love it."

"Well let's see it," said Hermione excitedly.

I pulled off the bag to reveal the dress Fleur had chosen. It was a delicate silk dress the color of pale gold with a pleated bodice that was strapless. On the left side of the dress, level with the ribs, was a small golden flower and from there, the skirt fell like a golden waterfall.

"It's beautiful," said Hermione, reaching forward and running her fingers over the cool fabric.

"I know," I laughed. I grabbed the dress and heels and went back to the bathroom to change.

When I came back out, Hermione wouldn't stop grinning. "Guys are going to be looking at you all night."

I rolled my eyes. "Not when Veela are around."

The silken dress fell to just above my knees and combined with the strappy golden heels, my legs looked much longer than they usually did.

"What time is it?" I asked, tossing my curls over my shoulder.

"It's two. How about you go start helping Fleur and I'll bring you guys up some little sandwiches or something."

I narrowed my eyes at Hermione's sneaky manoeuver to get out of helping Fleur for a little bit but I couldn't argue without sounding like a brat. After all, Fleur couldn't be much worse than she usually was, could she?

Turned out I was right. Fleur was the picture of tranquillity as she sat in a dressing robe in front of the mirror while Madame Delacour curled her hair into bouncy curls. Fleur's makeup was already done up in petal pinks which gave her the appearance of a blushing bride. Gabrielle was sitting on Percy's old bed, dressed like me but with smaller heels and her dress had thin spaghetti straps instead of being strapless.

"How're you doing Fleur," I said, perching on the end of the bed behind Fleur. "Need any help?"

Fleur turned slightly to look at my reflection in the mirror. "I'm fine. 'ow eez Bill?"

"I haven't seen him yet. I'm sure he's fine too."

"I 'ave something zat I want you to wear," said Fleur suddenly, reaching forward and grabbing two small velvet boxes. "Gabrielle too."

I passed one box to Gabrielle and opened mine. Sitting on a navy cushion was a single-strand, pearl choker with a golden clasp. "It's beautiful," I said, gingerly pulling the pearls out of the box. I twisted my hair over one shoulder and closed the cold pearls around my throat.

"Zey are lovely," said Madam Delacour.

"So Hermione told me all about muggle marriages," I said, sitting back on the bed and watching Madam Delacour pull some of Fleur's hair back to pin. "Are you going to do the something borrowed, something blue and something old?"

"What's zat?" asked Gabrielle.

I turned to Gabrielle. "Well, Hermione said that when a muggle girl gets married, someone lends her something to wear on her wedding day; that would be the something borrowed. Hermione also said that the girl would wear something blue and something brand new."

"Why?" asked Gabrielle.

I shrugged. "I think it's supposed to be good luck."

"I should do zat," mused Fleur, brushing her hair over her shoulder and standing up when Madam Delacour announced that her hair was done. "If eet brings luck."

"You already have the tiara from Auntie Muriel so you just need something blue and something new," I said.

The door banged open and Hermione and mum came into the room. Mum was dressed in a new amethyst colored dress and her usually unruly hair was slicked smoothly down. Hermione moved with the plate of sandwiches and set them on the vanity table.

"Oh Fleur, you look beautiful," cooed mum, moving forward to look closer at Fleur's hair.

"How's Fleur?" Hermione asked me as we both took a sandwich.

"She's good, surprisingly. She wants to do the whole, something borrowed, something blue, and something new thing," I said.

"Well," mused Hermione. "If she doesn't have something blue we could always turn the white garter blue."

"That's brilliant," I said. "And for something old…well we can find something in this house."

Hermione changed the color of the garter with her wand and then left to go find the tiara. Fleur had just finished a sandwich and pushed the tray away.

"Look, Fleur," I said, holding up the garter. "We have your something blue."

"Ginevra Weasley! What have you done!? You've ruined the garter! Give it here, I'll fix it," screeched mum, snatching the garter from me.

Fleur reached forward and plucked the blue garter from mum. "Zis is perfect." Fleur turned to her mother. "Will you 'elp me into my dress, Maman."

Fleur and her mum went into the bathroom to help Fleur into her wedding dress while mum left to go check on something or the other. Hermione came back a moment later with a black velvet box containing the tiara and she was also carrying a pair of gold, dangling earrings that I recognized from my jewelry box.

"I hope you don't mind I dug around," said Hermione. "I was at a total loss for what Fleur could use for something old."

"But those earrings aren't old. Mum gave them to me two years ago," I said.

"Well then, they can be her something borrowed if she wants and the tiara can be the something old." Hermione walked to the door after handing me the earrings and the tiara box.

"Where are you going?" I asked.

"Your mum said that Fleur had enough help so I'm going to go see how Ron, Harry and the twins are holding up."

Harry had to take some Polyjuice Potion containing some red hair from a boy in the village and if anyone asked, Harry was 'Cousin Barny.' Ron, Harry, and the twins were ushers so they were probably outside already, ready to greet the guests and show them their seats. Bill and Charlie we probably getting ready together since Charlie was Bill's best man but I knew I wasn't the only one to feel the loss of Percy's presence on this important day.

Gabrielle gasping made me turn to look where she was looking. Fleur had just come out of the bathroom and I couldn't help but gasp also.

Fleur was wearing a black and white wedding dress that appeared strapless but it actually had thin netting that came up to her neck and down her back. Two delicate, black peacock designs were on the front and the black peacock feather design went around the dress and down the skirt. Where the black peacock design ended, the skirt fell down in waves of tulle with a slight train.

"You are beautiful," said Gabrielle, jumping off the bed and embracing Fleur around the waist.

"You look amazing," I said.

"Zank you," said Fleur, smoothing down her skirt. "Where is ze tiara?"

"Right here," I said, passing Madame Delacour the box.

Madame Delacour slid the golden tiara into Fleur's silver hair and stood back to look at the effect.

"So zis is something borrowed?" asked Fleur, checking her appearance in the mirror.

"No," I said. "Hermione couldn't find anything that was old so she said the tiara can be something old and these earrings can be something borrowed."

Fleur took the earrings from me and held them up to her ears. "Zey will match ze tiara."

"What time ees eet?" asked Madame Delacour. "I still 'ave to get ready."

Fleur and Madame Delacour started speaking in rapid French and then Madame Delacour left the room, no doubt to get ready. That left Fleur, Gabrielle and me to sit in Percy's bedroom to wait until mum said it was time to go. Monsieur Delacour joined us after a little bit and then Madame Delacour joined us dressed in a dark silver dress. I felt like I was intruding on the Delacours but when I voiced this, Monsieur assured me that I wasn't intruding on anything.

"It's time to go," breathed mum, peeking her head into the room.

Fleur took a deep breath, smoothed down her dress and led the rest of us down to the kitchen. I could see the marquee from the window and it was absolutely full. I could see rows and rows of gold chairs that ladies with precious jewels and men with sharp suits were sitting on inside the marquee while the supporting poles were entwined with white and gold flowers.

Dad was waiting in the kitchen in a black suit with boutonniere made of purple flowers pinned to his lapel. Charlie was also there and so was a blonde boy who looked a little younger than me who I guessed was a relative of the Delacours.

"You look amazing," said Charlie, holding out his elbow. I linked my arm with his and stood in front of Fleur in a line up in front of the door.

"You're looking pretty sharp yourself."

"Ginny," said mum, passing me a bouquet of golden and white flowers. "Here's the bouquet. After the ceremony, just come and stick it back in the kitchen."

Before I could say anything, mum moved behind me and started talking to Fleur and Madame Delacour.

"Bill's already out there, right?" I asked.

"Yeah."

"How was he?"

Charlie chuckled. "He was calm as a cucumber."

Just then, we heard the music start and I could feel the excitement coming from outside. We started to move with mum and dad at the front. After them went Gabrielle and her relative, and then Charlie and I and then Fleur with both her parents.

My heels sunk into the grass but I kept my face forward. No one was turning to look behind them but I could see that they were all turned to the side.

Mum and dad strolled up the aisle first, smiling and waving to relatives, and then they took their seats in the front on the left. Gabrielle and her relative followed soon after and then Charlie and I followed. I spotted Hermione, Ron, Harry, and the twins and I flashed them a smile before I passed them.

Bill caught my eye, smiled and winked, and then turned to look back towards the entrance. I smiled and winked at people I recognized as Charlie and I kept walking but I knew that everyone was just waiting for Fleur. Charlie and I reached the front and we separated. I moved to stand behind Gabrielle while Charlie took his place beside Bill as best man.

The music seemed to swell and everyone waited for Fleur to move into sight. When she did, it was like a collective sigh ran through the assembled crowd as Fleur and her parents started walking up the aisle. Fleur seemed to literally be glowing and while her radiance usually made everyone around her pale in comparison, today it seemed to make everyone look prettier than usual. I for one, felt prettier than ever and when Fleur reached Bill, it was like Bill had never even met Fenrir Greyback.

"Ladies and gentlemen," said the same small wizard that had presided over Dumbledore's funeral. "We are gathered here today to celebrate the union of two faithful souls…"

"Yes, my tiara set off the whole thing nicely," said Auntie Muriel in a carrying voice. Everyone chose to ignore her but she continued. "But I must say, Ginevra's dress is far too low cut."

I glanced back to look at Auntie Muriel, grinning, and winked at her before turning to face the front again. I heard her huff and I had to stop myself from laughing.

"Do you, William Arthur, take Fleur Isabelle…" continued the small man.

In the front row, I could see mum and Madame Delacour sobbing quietly into lace handkerchiefs and by the trumpet sounds in the back, I could tell without looking that Hagrid was sobbing into his out handkerchief the size of a tablecloth.

"…than I declare you bonded for life."

The small, tufty-haired wizard waved his wand over the heads of Bill and Fleur and a shower of silver stars fell around them as they kissed each other. Everyone started clapping and suddenly, the golden balloons that were overhead burst, and tiny golden birds flew out of them.

"Ladies and gentlemen!" cried the small wizard. "If you would please stand up!"

Everyone got to their feet—Auntie Muriel grumbling audibly—and then the wizard waved his wand. The chairs everyone had been sitting on vanished and the walls of the marquee disappeared so we all stood beneath a canopy with a glorious view of the sunlight orchid and the surrounding countryside. Then, a pool of gold suddenly appeared under everyone's feet and it spread out to become a gleaming dance floor. With another wave of his wand, white-clothed tables appeared on the dance floor—leaving enough space for everyone to dance—and the golden chairs everyone had been sitting on reappeared and grouped themselves around the tables.

The crowd suddenly surged forward as everyone tried to get to Bill and Fleur first to congratulate them. I ducked around the crowd and almost ran into a waiter. They seemed to have popped out of nowhere but waiters were now roaming the marquee with silver trays laden with pumpkin juice, Butterbeer, firewhiskey, champagne, dessert tarts and mini sandwiches.

I quickly dashed into the house, placed my bouquet in a vase of water and returned to the party. I grabbed a champagne flute from a passing waiter and roved through the crowd, looking for either Luna or Adrian. Luna and her dad were family friends, as were Adrian and his family, and Luna and Adrian had both written to me to tell me that they would be here.

I ran into Adrian first and I practically threw myself at him. "Adrian!" I squealed.

He wrapped his arms around me tightly before letting me go. "Ginny! You look amazing."

I smirked and curtsied. "Compliments are always welcome."

Adrian moved to the side and gestured to his parents who were standing slightly back from us. "Ginny, you remember my mum and dad."

"Nice to see you again," I said, using my free hand to shake their hands.

"The wedding was beautiful," breathed Mrs. Helling. "The bride was lovely."

I took a sip of my champagne and smiled. "Fleur is always pretty so it was doubtful that she would be any different on her wedding day."

"I see a lot of boys are entranced by her side of the family," noted Mr. Helling uneasily.

I laughed. "Fleur has Veela blood, so that's most likely why. Everyone on her mother's side has some Veela in them."

"Have you gone to congratulate your brother yet?" asked Adrian.

"No, there's too many people around," I said.

I jumped slightly when the band began to play and I turned to watch Bill spin Fleur onto the dance floor to great applause. After a while, dad and Madame Delacour started dancing while Monsieur Delacour escorted mum.

"Looks like your parents are having a good time," said Adrian.

"Mum's just happy that one of her seven kids is finally married."

"Have you seen Luna yet?" asked Adrian. "I thought she was supposed to be here."

A girl in bright yellow robes and long blonde hair spun onto the dance floor then. She revolved on the spot with her eyes closed, waving her arms around.

"I found her," I said with a big grin.

Adrian brought up his hand to stifle his laughter. "What's she doing?"

"Dancing, obviously," I sniggered. I took a big gulp of my champagne to fortify myself and then I handed my glass to Adrian. "I better go save her."

I joined Luna on the dance floor and I grabbed her hands. She grinned when she realized it was me and we started to attempt to waltz together. Once the song ended, Luna and I returned to Adrian and the three of us found a table together. We got to talk for a little bit before one of Fleur's Veela cousins asked Adrian to dance and Luna went to find her dad. The twin's friend Lee Jordan approached me and I started dancing with him.

After Lee Jordan, I danced with a swirl of people. I never seemed alone as I went from partner to partner, giggling and having a fun time. I danced with Ron once but I figured it was because mum forced him to dance with me and then I got to dance with a few of Fleur's male cousins who I couldn't figure out if they were simply charming or if they had some Veela blood of their own. I danced with Adrian quite a few times and Viktor Krum even asked me to dance twice. I got to dance with both the twins, dad, Monsieur Delacour, Hermione, Luna and Charlie twice.

As the sunset faded into a navy sky, the canopy was lit with floating golden lanterns and moths flitted under the canopy. As the night progressed, the revelry became more and more uncontained. Fred and George had both disappeared with Fleur's cousins while Hagrid, Charlie and a squat wizard were getting drunk in a corner and singing "Odo the Hero."

After Bill and Fleur cut the cake with two model phoenixes on top that took flight when Bill and Fleur sank the knife into the icing and they danced again, Bill pulled me away from Adrian and Luna for a dance.

I put a hand on his shoulder and let him lead me in the waltz. "So Bill's finally married."

"That's right Gin," laughed Bill. "Have you met any blokes yet?"

I shrugged. "I danced with quite a few."

Bill twirled me and I laughed. "No blokes have caught your eye yet? You sound tough to please."

I smirked. "Maybe I am but doubtful."

"Well it's no loss really," said Bill. "I mean, you're too young to be dating anyways."

Since it was Bill's wedding day, I decided I wouldn't argue with him. "Whatever you say Bill."

"Who are you and what have you done with my little sister who never passes up a chance to argue?"

"I'm being nice on your wedding day silly," I said.

"Thank you," said Bill, smiling down at me. He was so happy in that moment, his face glowing with love for Fleur and his family that it was like Bill was still that handsome boy without anything marring his appearance.

"I haven't congratulated you two yet," I said. "I'm such a horrid sister."

"Nah," said Bill, waving away my self-inflicted insult. "We've been surrounded by well-wishers so it's pretty hard for anyone to get to us."

I grinned. "Well congratulations anyways."

"Thank you," said Bill. He glanced over my shoulder, smiled and turned back down to me. "Has Auntie Muriel talked to you yet?"

I frowned. "No, why?"

"I'd avoid her for as long as possible," laughed Bill. "I think she's just waiting to corner you to reprimand you for your dress."

"Well I can just tell her that Fleur picked it out."

Bill snorted. "Sure, throw my wife under the bus."

"Charlie's drunk enough that he would take the blame for anything right now," I said. "We can blame him for helping pick out the dresses."

Bill chuckled. "Charlie is pretty drunk…at least he's enjoying himself."

We danced in silence for a few moments as I thought about my life now. Bill was going to move somewhere with Fleur, Charlie was going back to Romania, Percy was still estranged from the family, the twins would be returning to their shop in Diagon Alley, Ron, Hermione and Harry would be going on some kind of mission and I would be going to Hogwarts for the first time without another family member there.

I pulled my hand out of Bill's and instead threw my arms around his neck. He was so tall and I was so short that my face only reached his chest but I rested my forehead against him anyway. I felt him put his arms gently on my back and pat me almost awkwardly.

"I'm going to miss you," I said, my voice muffled by his violet colored shirt.

I felt Bill press a kiss to the top of my head. "I'm going to miss you too Gin."

"Promise you'll write to me at school," I said.

"Of course I will."

"Good."

Bill hugged me tighter as we swayed on the spot. "I know you didn't really like me marrying Fleur."

I wanted to pull back and protest but Bill wouldn't let his arms drop from around me. "It's not that I don't like her…"

"Oh, I know you never used to like Fleur but you two seem to be getting along just fine now anyways," said Bill. "But no, that's not what I meant."

"What do you mean?" I asked, moving my head to the side so I wouldn't be suffocated by Bill's shirt.

"You know, even though I'm married to Fleur now, you'll always be my little Gin Bug."

I grimaced. "Don't call me that. You only used to call me that when I was small."

"What I'm trying to say is that, even though I'm married now, you'll always be special to me because you're my sister. I'll always have time for you Gin."

I felt my eyes start to water and I tried to wipe my eyes under the pretense of an itchy cheek. "Thanks Bill. It's really nice to hear that."

We waltzed in silence with happy smiles on our faces until the music ended. Bill kissed me on the forehead and then went to go find Fleur.

I had just found Adrian and Luna again when something big and silver came flying through the canopy and landed in the middle of the dance floor. The three of us pushed forward to see that the silver light had taken the shape of a lynx. The band quickly stopped and a hush fell over the crowd as the lynx opened his mouth and a voice I recognized as Kinsley's started to speak.

"The Ministry has fallen. Scrimgeour is dead. They are coming."

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So here is Bill and Fleur's wedding from Ginny's POV! I hope you like the little conversation I sneaked in between Bill and Ginny because I always felt like Ginny would feel that way about any of her brother's getting married. And I'm sorry if Fleur, Gabrielle and Madame Delacour's French accents are horrid but I'm definitely not used to writing accents (hence why I didn't write any dialogue for Viktor Krum).

After this chapter, I'm hoping to speed things up and get Ginny to Hogwarts. We all need some more Draco. I'm sure that you've all noticed that we haven't actually seen him since chapter 19!