Well Harry and Ron must have thrown one heck of a stag party for Neville, thought Hermione. She was currently looking in to the library at Grimald Place. There were Male members of the D/A and Weasley family laying all over the room. She had already checked the parlor and found even more there. So far though, she had not found her husband or Harry. That mystery was solved when she ventured in to the kitchen. There she found Harry and Ron at the big table, holding their heads carefully between their hands. Kreacher was pouring glasses of , what could only be, hangover potion.
"Master Harry, Master Ron, you must be drinkin' this now! You be not sick again on Kreacher's floor!" Hermione swore she heard Kreacher giggle softly.
"Oi! Kreacher do you have to be so loud? I swear I'm going to tie George up in a room full of pixies if he ever suggests we drink elf wine with fire whiskey shooters again!" Ron promptly hurled all over the table. Hermione quickly cleaned the mess and shortly after a very green Harry created another one.
Hermione helped Kreacher get the potion down Ron and Harry and get them to bed. Then she called for reinforcements to sort out the rest. In no time, Molly, Andromeda, Fleur, Ginny, Angie, Kreacher and Hermione had potions served and men tucked in to the guest beds. They now sat sipping tea and eating Kreacher's wonderful crumb cake. Teddy and Victoire were happily curled around each other, sound asleep, in the big boy bed Harry had just bought Teddy for his room at Grimald place.
"Kreacher you weel not arguse wiss me. I am going to help clean up zee mess zay made." Kreacher started to speak, but Molly cut him off.
"It's a shame how the boys messed up your beautiful house! I was just telling Andi the other day how you put us all to shame with how well you keep house and how wonderful your cooking is!" Kreacher's ears turned bright red. He considered Molly Weasley one of the best human housekeepers and cooks he had ever met. For her to praise him made him forget all about objecting as the women divided up the chores. Soon Grimald place shone again.
Ginny stood proudly with Neville at the front of the great hall. Hogwarts' dinning hall had been turned in to a wedding wonderland. It had been a shock to some when Neville had asked Ginny to be his "Best Man". But not to the members of the DA. Ohs and Ahs, marked the progress of Teddy and Victoire as they made their way hand in hand down the long aisle. Teddy had morphed his hair to perfectly match the golden rose petals magically trailing from Victoire's basket. Victoire looked stunning in a pale blue dress, and her beautiful white hair hanging in long ringlets.
After the ceremony, the guests had danced and ate until the break of day. Augusta had been the belle of the ball. Every male DA member had asked her to dance at least twice. Even Teddy had gotten caught up in the spirit of it all. First he had asked Ginny to dance. Then he had politely bowed in front of his Aunt Birdy, (He had started calling Augusta that as soon as he could talk), He then led her on to the floor and did his toddler best to waltz her around the hall. After that Hannah claimed her dance and a line formed waiting for their chance to dance with him.
Not wanting Victoire to feel left out Harry retrieved her from Bill and whirled her around, with her sweet mary janes resting atop his shoes. Next her Uncles, real and honorary, lined up and there were two happy and worn out toddlers put to bed that night. They did not let Andi, Minerva or Poppy sit idle either. No one could remember such a good time. At dawn the guests partook of an excellent breakfast and the newlyweds were sent off on their honeymoon.
Harry sat on the sofa in the Gryffindor common room. Ginny's head was on his lap and she was sleeping softly. It was time. He was determined that it was time to ask Ginny to marry him. He wanted what he had been seeing in George and Ron's eyes and what he saw in Neville's eyes yesterday. This summer was the World cup. He would ask her then. Now to get some sleep. He needed to ask Arthur and Molly an important question!
Unfortunately Harry didn't get to ask that question for a couple of weeks. First the hustle and bustle of getting everyone home from the wedding. Then Andi had fallen and broken her shoulder. Harry had sent Kreacher over to help and Molly had moved in temporarily. Then both Teddy and Victoire had come down with dragon pox and shared with Ron, Harry and Hermione.
He, at last, got to talk with them the week before the world cup. Of course they said yes. He went to the vault and retrieved his Mum's engagement ring. Since then he and a few other trainees had been promoted early, to help with the problems associated with the world cup. He had gone over ahead of everyone in the family but Percy, who's agency was coordinating with their Canadian MOM equivalent and George, who was setting up a WWW marquee.
He was sitting admiring their family campsite when Arthur and Molly arrived. All MOM employees that were assisting with the world cup were being allowed on site with one guest two days early. Bill was arriving the next day with the flood of Gringots employees that would man the money stations. Ginny was already here and had been practicing so hard he had only seen her one time. Neville and Hannah had ended their honeymoon here where he was helping her set up a food marquee. Harry was looking forward to seeing the rest of the family, especially his godson.