" I am getting married in the morning," Hermione slurred stumbling on the street.
" Yes you are. You really don't hold your booze well do you?" I asked picking her up for the fourth time. She was like a sack of potatoes.
" I am marrying Ron. In the morning," Hermione screamed and started dancing. I nearly had to tackle her to keep her from running into traffic. " I am so happy. And I love him. I love you. Do you know why I love you?" Hermione asked seriously stroking my face.
" Why?" I asked leading her to her house.
" Because you are my best friend. You didn't get angry when we asked you to leave your house," Hermione said. " That is why I love you Harry," Hermione said. I looked at her in disbelief.
" I'm Ginny," I said very loudly. Her eyes focused on me and she smiled.
" Get out of here!" Hermione yelled pushing me. " If you're Ginny then who am I?"
" Hermione," I said picking her up.
" I am Hermione," Hermione said giggling. " I am going to be Hermione Weasly. God, what a horrible last name."
" Thank you, now please get into the house," I pleaded trying to lift her up the stairs. I smiled and waved at a man walking his dog. He shook his head and tugged his dogs leash. I then tugged Hermione's arm one last time before she got up and followed me into the house.
" All you had to do was ask," Hermione said moodily going into the kitchen.
" Drink some water," I said handing her a glass of it.
" No!" Hermione yelled knocking it out of my hand. It crashed to the floor and splattered into a million pieces. " Oh, no. Now look what you've done!" Hermione said bending down.
" Why don't we go to sleep. You are not going to be able to marry Ron if you're still drunk," I said patting her hand. She looked up at me and nodded. I led her to her room and placed her on the bed. I took off her shoes before I undressed her and put her in a nightgown. I finally walked back out into the hallway and slumped down the wall. I should have listened to Lavender. She was so right. Hermione couldn't hold her booze. We should have gone to a book reading or something.
I walked over to the couch and collapsed. I glanced at the clock and groaned. I had to get Hermione up in two hours. This was so not good. She was going to be tired and drunk or something. Was it really three in the morning.
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My alarm went off and I chucked it at the wall. I had gotten to bed seventeen minutes ago. I walked over to Hermione's door and banged on it five times before I heard a groan of protest. I was afraid she choked on her own vomit. Ron would have been so angry at me.
Hermione entered looking disheveled.
" Are you alright?" I asked softly.
" No, I think I'm still drunk. Do you have anything for this headache?" Hermione asked clutching her head.
" Sure, go take a shower and when you come out you can have my hangover medicine." I said leading her into the bathroom. I rushed into the kitchen and made a batch. To be on the safe side I took a large gulp and shuddered. This certainly worked. My head cleared within seconds and I didn't see four of everything.
The bathroom door opened and I rushed over with a glass of muck. Hermione took a sip and smiled.
" Wow, that really works. Tastes like vomit, but really makes my head clear," Hermione said handing the glass back from me. I placed it on the counter and she turned to me. " Could you wash that please?" Hermione asked smiling. I nodded and had to stop myself from flinging it at the wall. Instead I just threw the glass away.
I went into the room and got Hermione dressed into jeans and a sweatshirt. We then got read to Apparate. When we arrived at the Burrow things were chaotic. Mum shrieked when she saw us and made me take Hermione outside until Ron went upstairs. Hermione looked like she was going to be sick and sure enough she retched. I held her hair back and didn't even yell when vomit splattered onto my shoes. I understand she was nervous…even though they were my new shoes.
Mum waved us back in and I helped Hermione walk into the room.
" Ok, your dress is upstairs in Ginny's old room. Ginny so is your dress, I did make some changes," mum said quickly.
" What changes?" I asked panicking.
" I saw that they had the stitching show. So I just went in and made sure that it wasn't visible. Then I sewed in some Amber jewels. I just wanted to make it nice for Hermione's big day," mum said tearing up again. I sighed and handed her a towel. She took it from me and continued to sob. Hermione led me up the stairs. We quickly ran into my room and I remembered I haven't seen Harry in a whole day. He didn't even come to see me. I only had a moment to think about it before Hermione told me to get dressed.
I slipped into my dress and pulled my shoes onto my feet. I only felt slight pain when the straps dug into my skin. A knock on the door broke my concentration and I went over to it.
" If you're Ron go away right now I am not in the mood," I called.
" Its me," Parvati said. I opened the door and she came in carrying a giant vanity. I was about to close the door when Lavender pushed through. She also had a giant case.
" We have come to do your make-up," Lavender said smiling. She pulled me into a chair and began to attack my face. Parvati tugged on my hair while Hermione watched. After twenty minutes they let me stand up again and I smiled at my appearance. I looked pretty.
" Ok, go up and make sure the boys are getting ready," Parvati said as she pulled Hermione into a sitting position. I nodded and walked up the stairs.
I knocked on Ron's door and I was shouted at to come in. I opened to door and stepped into Ron's very orange room. Harry, Ron, Fred, George, Percy, Charlie, and Bill were either sitting or standing. None of them were dressed.
" Oh my god!" I screamed. They all looked at me.
" What?" Harry asked.
" None of you are dressed!" I said pointing at them.
" It takes us like three seconds to get dressed, Ginny. Come on sit with us!" Bill said cheerily pointing to a chair.
" No, I want you all in your suits right now!" I said stamping my feet.
" Ginny we have plenty of time," Ron mumbled looking ill.
" No, you really don't. You only have like an hour. Get dressed right now," I yelled. They all looked at Harry who shrugged, scared at the sudden attention.
" I guess we should get ready," Harry said and they all shook their heads.
" I will go get mum!" I called to them.
" Ginny, we all have our pants on all we need to do is put on our shirts," Fred explained.
" I don't care get ready, right now!" I said lifting Harry's shirt right off of him. I pulled him into a standing position and put his shirt on.
" Ginny, stop!" Harry cried stepping back.
" Put on your shirts. All of you. Right now!" I screamed.
" Ginny I don't wanna!" George screamed.
" You don't wanna? You don't wanna?" I asked calmly, but my voice was rising with every word. "I am wearing shoes that are three sizes to small, I have a string for underwear, my face has a pound of make-up on, I have had seventeen minutes of sleep, I am supposed to make sure Hermione doesn't kill herself between now and the wedding, and someone has just put me in charge of making sure you all get dressed! For the love of god get dressed right now!" I shrieked hopping up and down. I put a hand on my stomach and tried to calm down. " This is what it feels like to go crazy," I said sitting down.
" Whiskey?" Charlie asked handing me a flask. I took and it and downed a big gulp.
" We'll get dressed, Ginny. We didn't mean to make you…well whatever the hell just happened to you," Percy mumbled standing up. He put on his shirt, tie, and jacket and sat down. " There that wasn't hard."
" Thank you," I said honestly. Soon everyone else just got up and began to get dressed.
George stood up and walked down to the bathroom. He came back a minute later looked panicked.
" Guys, Death Eaters are here," George said looking for his wand.
" What?" Ron yelled. " Really?"
" No, but the looks on all of your faces was priceless. I gotta go take a leak I'll be right back," George said laughing. I almost beat the crap out of him. Ron looked sick to his stomach again.
" Are you alright?" I asked going over and sitting next to him.
" I love her," Ron said looking at me with wide eyes.
" I know and she loves you," I said kissing his cheek, then wiping the lipstick off of his face.
" No, I think I forgot what to say. Do you know what I'm supposed to say?" Ron asked quickly.
" ' I do,'" I said smiling.
" Well then tell me," Ron snapped.
" I just did," I said hugging him.
" Oh, sorry. I'm also sorry that I told mom and dad you snuck out, so they waited up for you, and then you stumbled home drunk," Ron said.
" What?" I yelled again. Bill quickly walked over and picked me up by the arms. He led me over to a chair and I sat down.
George came back in looking panicked again.
" What now? Voldemort's gone and shown up with an invitation?" I asked sarcastically.
" My zipper is stuck," George said frantically. He pointed to his crotch and sure enough his zipper was stuck in his pants. " I cant get it out, and then the button fell off!"
" Ok, I can fix that," I said retrieving a sewing kit from the hallway.
" Can you really fix that?" George asked.
" Of course I can. Now you can either take them off or keep them on," I said looking for a needle.
" I'm not taking them off!" George yelled turning slightly pink.
" Why? Are you wearing underwear?" Ron asked looking amused.
" Of course I am! This is a rented tux," George said turning redder. " I'm not wearing boxers, is all."
" Well you are not going down there with your fly open," I said.
" Fine but don't look!" George said to me.
" First of all, you are my brother, second of all, I cant sew with my eyes closed," I said threading the needle. " You know what just keep the pants on this will only take a minute," I said. I tugged the zipper out on one quick motion and began to sew the button back on.
" Don't poke me," George warned.
" OK," I said. Now after he said it all I wanted to do was poke him. " I wont poke you."
" Ow!" George cried stepping back.
" Anymore, I mean. I wont poke you anymore," I said biting my lip. " There done. Is everyone else dressed?"
I got seven head nods and sighed. " I am going down stairs. When I come back up I really don't want to find anything different. I mean it, I'll kill whoever moves," I warned using my needle as a pointer. They all nodded at me and I turned and walked out.
I made my way back to Hermione. She just had her hair done and was now putting on her shoes.
" Oh, good you're back. How was it? Did they all listen?" Hermione asked. She looked beautiful.
" Yeah kind of," I answered walking over to her. " You look really pretty."
" Thank you, you do too," Hermione answered tearing up again.
" I know, don't cry," I warned. She sniffed and looked like she was going to sob again. " Hermione you are going to mess up your make-up. Please don't cry," I said tearing up.
" Hey! If you two cant be in the same room without crying then we will separate you!" Lavender warned.
" I am so sorry I just made you move out!" Hermione sobbed.
" Its ok, I am so sorry I stole your shoes," I sobbed back.
" What?" Hermione asked her tears gone. She looked furious again.
" Ginny, let me look at you. Oh you look so pretty!" mum wailed from the doorway. Dad smiled and hugged me.
" I am just the maid of honor," I said as mum cried.
" I know. You really need a boyfriend. You don't want to be a spinster!" mum said.
Dad hugged Hermione and let her know her parents were downstairs. She began to cry and I rushed down and led Mr. and Mrs. Granger up the stairs.
Mum and Mrs. Granger sobbed against each other and dad and Mr. Granger left to go upstairs. Lavender and Parvati cursed and did everyone's make-up over again.
" Ginny? They all want you again," Harry said to me from the doorway. I turned to him and felt my mouth form into a smile.
" Ok," I walked out and he stepped away from the door. He kissed me and went into my room. I sighed and walked up the stairs again.
I walked into Ron's room and sighed. At least everyone had their tuxes on.
" Ok, good you are all dressed," I said smiling.
" Yeah we just wanted you in here for a minute," Bill said grabbing my hand and leading me to a chair. I sat down and everyone stared at me.
" Do I have something on my face?" I asked quickly putting my hands up to it and attempting to wipe it off.
" No, nothing like that," Percy said smiling.
" Why are you all smiling like that?" I asked. This kind of reminded me of the time they decided to teach me how to swim. What it really was, was they picked me up and flung me into the lake. I sank to the bottom before I figured out how to kick my way to the surface. I sank back down to the bottom again and began to drown before Ron finally fished me out. Mum had been so angry. The only reason Ron even got me was they all thought I was dead when I didn't come up for air in like a minute.
" Harry told us," Ron said still smiling like a crazy person.
" He told you?" I asked feeling panicky. What did he tell them? That we slept together?
" That you're dating," Fred said smiling.
" Oh," I said laughing hysterically because I was relieved. " Yeah, we're dating."
" I just realized, Hermione is going to be the only person I can sleep with for the rest of my life. It's like one vagina for the rest of my life is hers," Ron said.
" Ron, she is the only vagina you have had anyway," I snapped.
" I am so in love with her," Ron whispered to himself more than to us.
" I know," Charlie said rolling his eyes.
" I cant believe she said yes," Ron said again.
" Us either," Fred said.
We all talked for a minute before a comfortable silence fell on us. A knock on the door scared the crap out of us and I got up to answer it.
Mum and dad walked in. We all talked together as a family before mum started to wail again.
" Now, Ginny is next. I am going to go all out for your wedding," mum said patting my arm I smiled. " We will get you the whitest dress they have, you know because you're a virgin. Right?" mum asked me. Fred and George snorted and all my other brothers were laughing hysterically. I'm not a slut, it shouldn't be this funny.
" Yeah not so much," I finally said. Mum looked embarrassed.
" Ginny!" mum said.
" Mum, I'm twenty-three years old. You cant expect me to be a virgin until I get married," I said turning red.
" So you just started having sex this year?" mum asked hopefully. I looked at my brothers who were still smirking. I wasn't about to tell her it had been a very long time since I was a virgin.
" Mum, I don't want to have this conversation anymore!" I said shrilly. Mum just smiled and nodded.
" I know my its embarrassing," mum said. " But I was a virgin when I was married."
" No you weren't," I said. " You were married in June and Bill was born in January!"
Mum frowned and smiled. " That's right," she said patting Bill on the shoulder. He now looked uncomfortable. Mum turned and left.
" You told me I was a honeymoon baby!" Bill cried looking disgruntled. Mum didn't hear him.
" You were a hump and a grunt in a rented room," Fred muttered. I snorted and Bill lunged at him.
" Guys!" I cried pulling them apart single handedly. " Stop, he didn't mean it," I said still smiling.
" I really did though," Fred said to me as we sat down.
" I know," I said smiling. I kissed all my brothers and made my way downstairs. They followed me and I leaned against my door in case Ron tried to break in. He looked nervous again.
" Ok, we are going to go downstairs. We'll see you walking down the isle in ten minutes." Lavender said smiling.
" Yeah, I'm going to go too. I am best man after all," Harry said. He kissed me again and left.
" Oh, I cant do this!" Hermione said walking around nervously.
" What cant you do?" I asked kindly.
" I cant marry him! I am not good enough for him. He deserves someone who isn't always yelling at him!" Hermione cried hysterically.
" Hermione, he turned to me and told me that he loved you more than anything in the world. He cant imagine his life without you in it. Ron has loved you since he was eleven years old. The first year he came home for his first summer, all he did was talk about you. All we heard all summer was how great you were. When he sees you his eyes light up and he smiles a special smile for you. The night you first kissed, he woke me up out of a dead sleep and talked about you for the entire night. Every summer before you would get here he would pace around the night before just so nervous to see you. He loves you more than anything and the fact that got down on his knees and asked you to be his wife symbolizes how much he loves you. You are going to go down there, you are going to say the vows you wrote, and you are going to be married. Then you're going to have a house, and a cat, and kids," I sobbed. By the time I was finished Hermione was sobbing uncontrollably.
" That was beautiful. You should say that at the reception," Hermione sniffed. I smiled and we wiped the eyeliner off of our faces. There was another knock on the door and I walked over to it.
" They're starting the march," Mr. Granger said. I grabbed my flowers and ran down the stairs. Harry was waiting for me at the door.
" You look so pretty," Harry whispered as we walked down the isle.
" Thank you. You look so handsome I want to throw you down and snog the crap out of you," I whispered back.
" Well do you think they would miss us?" Harry asked smiling at the guests.
" Yeah, I think so," I said regretfully. " Here are your rings," I said handing him a ring.
" You had them? I thought I lost them!" Harry cried thankfully.
" That's why I had them," I said handing it to him.
We got to the end of the isle and I stood by the altar waiting for Hermione. Suddenly Mr. Granger appeared in the doorway and waved me over. I looked at Harry and Ron.
Oh god, she bailed. I thought frantically rushing over to Mr. Granger. There was a lot of whispering and muttering as I passed. But as I rounded the corner I noticed she was standing looking upset.
" What is it?" I asked bending down.
" My shoes strap snapped!" Hermione wailed. " Now my dress is going to drag on the ground."
I turned around looking for something. Hermione had ordered a no magic wedding, for her family members.
" I could just use my wand," I said tensely.
" No!" Hermione snapped.
" Fine, wear mine," I said unstrapping them.
" Thank you. I so owe you," Hermione said thankfully. " I ruined your entrance."
" Don't be stupid. Just start the music again."
I walked down the isle and gave Ron a thumb's up. He looked extremely relieved. I got to the isle again and Ron looked over at me.
" What happened?" Ron muttered.
" Shoe emergency," I muttered back.
" Where are your shoes?" Ron asked.
" Her feet," I said smiling. He smiled at me and I heard the music start up again.
Hermione walked down the isle in a strapless white gown. It had a tight bodice and a fluffy skirt. It looked like my dress only white and longer. She had her hair half up, and straightened. It was very long, like down to her waist. She smiled at me from under he veil and I smiled back. I looked at my family's side and saw all my brother's and their wives. I saw my mother who was crying and my father who was staring excitedly at Hermione's side of the family. I suddenly found that I wanted this more than anything else now. I was now seriously hoping Harry would ask me soon. We had only been dating a week, but we have known each other for twelve years. That has to count for something.
Hermione got to the platform and handed me her flowers. I sighed and watched as her dad lifted her veil up. She kissed his cheek and turned to smile at Ron.
The priest stood up and began the ceremony. When it was time for their vows I handed Hermione hers. She took them with a shaking hand and began to read them in a calm voice.
" Ron, we met when we were eleven years old and all we did was fight. Soon it was very easy to see that the only reason we fought was so that we could express how we felt to each other. I think I fell in love with you the second I saw you. After that all I could think of was you kind nature, your smile, your eyes, I knew that I was in love with you before I even knew what love meant. I promise that I will love you forever, keep you happy, let you win some of the fights, and always have chocolate in the house." Hermione finished. I once again found myself reduced to tears. I sniffed a couple of times and looked at Harry and saw that he to had tears in his eyes. I think I fell in love with him again.
Ron now took out his vows and began.
" Hermione, one day you came to the Burrow and all I could think about was you. I couldn't pay attention or think straight. I asked Ginny what she thought was wrong and she told me that I was in love with you. It seemed so simple at the time. I realized she was right. Everytime I see you, I fall in love with you all over again. I fall in love with your smile, and you thoughts, and your insane knowledge of everything. I promise to keep you smiling, I promise to keep you happy, and I promise to love you forever." Ron said and sighed. Hermione was now crying again and I was pretty sure my mascara was running down my face.
The priest asked for the rings and put them on them.
After the wedding the reception began and I have never had so much fun. We danced till dawn and by the time everyone left I was sure everyone was drunk. We had people from Hogwarts that we hadn't seen in years there. It was amazing. Harry and I danced for an hour before my father asked if he could dance with me. I smiled and took his hand. He was a little clumsy but we finally got into a steady groove.
It was the most amazing day of my entire life and it wasn't even my wedding. I kissed Ron and Hermione goodbye and watched as they drove off to Ireland for their honeymoon.
I didn't know that Harry was planning on asking me to marry him again. I also didn't know there would be another baby Weasly.
A/N Please read and review. This is my longest chapter and it took me like an hour to write. I like it. Once again I left with you a cliffy, but if I get enough reviews, I might post another chapter today! Please read and review. J