Ginny woke to bright sunlight streaming through the window of her bedroom. This would be the last time she would wake as Ginny Weasley. Tomorrow she would wake up as Ginny Potter. Today she would marry Harry James Potter.

She had been in love with the fairy tale of Harry Potter for as long as she could remember. Mum, Dad and Bill had read her the story books until she had them memorized. She knew Ron and Harry would begin attending Hogwarts the same year and she had eagerly scanned the platform looking for that lightening bolt scar. She had been so disappointed that she had been this close to the boy of her day dreams and not recognized him.

Then Ron had met Harry and become his best friend. His letters home were filled with Harry this and Harry that, the twins letters were a bit different. Fred and George were worried about Harry and that planted a seed that grew within her whole family, a need to look out for Harry's happiness.

Harry had stayed at their house part of that next summer. Ginny had been beside herself, so embarrassed to find the object of her crush at the breakfast table. She could not be herself around him.

Then there was Ginny's first year of school. Tom had possessed her through his diary. She had woke from that awful time to find Harry there. Slowly Ginny fell in love with the boy, not the fairy tale. Along the way she learned a lot about Harry and, most importantly, herself as well.

She learned that far from being the all knowing, arrogant child many thought Harry was, he was a man-child full of doubts and insecurities. She learned that it was all right to admit she didn't have all the answers either.

To many Harry was a hero who had always known his path and charged single-mindedly toward his goal. Ginny knew he had been lost and scared many times on his journey. Hero's don't have to have the answers or know the way. They just have to be wiling to look for the answers and search for the way.

Many articles had been written about how perfect Harry was. Ginny knew he was no saint. Hero's are just regular flawed people who step up and do something when no one else is willing to.

Ginny had made mistakes in her life. But she had learned that it's not the mistakes that define who you are, it's how you correct your mistakes.

She could smell her mum's wonderful breakfast. Time to get out of bed and start her wedding day.

Harry stretched and looked around his bedroom at Grimald Place. He had taken Sirius' room when he had moved in here after the war. After today he would be sleeping in the master suite. Kreacher and Hermione had helped him redecorate it in rich warm colors. Off of the main bedroom was a sitting room with a desk for Ginny, and two comfortable chairs in front of the fire.

A desk for Ginny. Ginny Potter. That's who she would be after today. How in the world would he know how to be a husband? What if he messed it all up? What if he let Ginny down.

"Master Harry, you have a visitor!" Kreacher was beaming! He loved any excuse to throw a party. He and Molly had been over the moon preparing for the wedding.

Harry threw on a pair of jeans and a Weasley jumper and headed down stairs. "Harry we're in the kitchen." Bellowed Ron.

Harry found Ron and his future father-in-law sipping tea and eating breakfast at the table. Kreacher placed a steaming mug and full plate in front of him. "Master Harry is it all right if I goes now to help Mistress Molly? I made some sandwiches for you, they is in the cooler. You eat Master Harry, it be no good you pass out when you see Mistress Ginny!"

Ron was smiling at Kreacher; "I promise Kreacher I'll make sure he eats and take good care of him. You go help mum." Kreacher disappeared with a pop. "Well mate I have to help Hermione get a few things to the burrow. I'll be back in a bit and we can plan out the day." With that Ron disappeared too.

"Arthur did you run away to escape the wedding frenzy?" Harry asked with a smile.

"Partly, and partly I wanted to talk with you before the craziness takes over. Molly and I have thought of you as our son since you were 12 years old. Today it becomes official. I wish James or Sirius were here to answer any questions you might have. Would you accept me as a substitute?"

Harry engulfed Arthur in a Weasley hug. "Arthur you are my example of how to be a husband and father. If it were not for you and Molly I'd have never known what a loving family felt like. I just want to say thank you.

Bill found them hugging and crying as he flooed into the kitchen from shell cottage. "Oi! I thought it was the bride that cried on the wedding day!"

"Sod off son!"

"Dad!"

Arthur had headed back to the burrow. Bill, Ron and Harry were enjoying a cup of tea in the parlor waiting for the rest of the male members of the wedding party to appear.

Soon they were joined by the Weasley brothers, Neville and Dudley. Dudley stood to address the crowd. "Harry I want to thank you for forgiving me. I was a right prat. I treated you in a way that no one should be treated. Yet you forgave me and have allowed me to be a part of your life."

"Dudley, your not the same person you were. I'm proud to call you cousin."

Ron got everyone's attention. "Harry Ginny asked me to give this to you." he handed him an envelope. Inside the note said; Darling, I wanted to get you something special for today. Ginny Harry looked up, Ron was holding out Harry's broom. "Ginny has arraigned a little outing mate. Grab your broom."

Once outside Ron held his arm out to Harry in a rather debonair manner, laughing Harry took it and felt the familiar pull of side along apparition. Harry found himself, the Weasley's and a bunch of his friends at the Harpies' practice field. Laying on the bench was quidditch jersey's in red and white, their wedding colors. On the back were their names and under Harry's it said "groom". Soon they had the teams divided up, with Neville acting as the official. They spent a fun filled afternoon. Hannah showed up with a wonderful picnic and then they all headed back to Grimald place to get ready.

Ginny had a wonderful morning and afternoon. Her mum had shooed her over to shell cottage to be pampered my Fleur, Hermione and her girlfriends. She was currently soaking in a heavenly bubble bath, sipping tea and eating buttery croissants. Fleur came in to see if she needed anything. "Fleur can I ask you a question?"

"Of course zou can. What do zou need?"

"Um." Ginny turned a lovely shade of Weasley red. "Harry and I, um we never, uh, I'm a virgin."

"And zat is bad why?"

"No It's not bad it's, just I don't know what to do tonight." Ginny studied the bubbles thoughtfully.

"Ah! I see. Ginny listen to me. You know zee feeling zou geet when zou an 'arry keess? The warm and excited feeling? Weel tonight when you keess just let zat feeling deepen. Zour body weel know what to do. Makings luv wiss zee right man ess as easy as breezing."

Bill and Harry were having a similar conversation. "Bill I feel a little weird talking to you about this. After all Ginny is your baby sister. But I need advice from a married man. Bill Ginny and I, We, um never, ah I'm a virgin." It was Harry's turn to morph in to a Weasley.

Controlling his own embarrassment Bill went in to big brother mode. "Harry All I can say is that your body will know what to do. Start slow and gentle. If it's not fireworks and trumpets the first few times it's all right. As your love deepens so will your lovemaking. Talk to each other about how you feel. You two love each other, that's the sexiest thing there is."

Harry and Ron were ready. But before they headed for the burrow there was two other places Harry wanted to visit.

Ron stood off to one side at the cemetery in Godric's Hallow. Harry was kneeling by his parents graves."Mum, Dad, Ginny and I are getting married today. But I suppose you already know that. I hope Sirius, Remus and Tonks have told you what a great girl she is. I know you didn't get the chance to grow old together. Maybe that's why your love seems to me to be so perfect. I hope I can make marriage perfect for my Ginny."

Harry could not see them but Lilly and James were there with him. Lilly was smiling through her tears. "James he is so grown up and handsome. I hope he and Ginny get to grow old together."

"I think they will and I bet we have a bunch of red headed grandchildren before long!"

"I hope we get at least one with black hair…"

"and your green eyes."

Ginny and her father were at the cemetery at Hogwarts. She had brought a rose for Fred's grave. "Fred I wanted you to be a part of my wedding. You were right when you bet me I'd marry Harry. I owe you. You always did know me best. I miss you so. I wish you were here to dance at my wedding."

Arthur wiped tears from his eyes as he approached his daughter's side. "Ginny, if I know Harry he'll want to come here too. Unless you want him to see how beautiful you look we had better get back home."Arthur proudly escorted his beautiful daughter back to the apparition point. Fred watched his baby sister and father walk away. Being dead wasn't all that bad. The only time it stank was when something important was happening in the lives of your family. You were there, but they never seemed to know that. You could feel their sadness at not seeing you.

Ron and Harry appeared just a few minutes after Ginny and Arthur had left. Harry went first to Dumbledore's grave. "Professor you were right, love is the strongest force in the universe. Thank you for teaching me that."

Next they visited Remus and Tonk's graves. "Tonk's, Remus, Ginny and I are getting married today. Teddy is the ring bearer. You should see how big he is getting. Andy is doing a fantastic job raising him. I just want to say thanks for making me his godfather. I just wish you were here to watch him grow."

Lastly, they approached Fred's grave. Laying on the headstone was a single red rose. "Oi it looks like we just missed Ginny mate."

Harry stared at the cold slab of marble and the vibrant rose. "It's so unfair that you'll be missing from the wedding! I wish I could have saved you. I promise I'll love Ginny for the rest of my life. I'll do my best to protect her and look out for her. Just like you would have wanted." Harry and Ron wiped the tears from their eyes and apparated to the burrow.

The grounds of the burrow had been transformed. A magnificent ice dome covered the area for the ceremony. Warming spells kept it comfortable for the guests. Harry and Ron took up their positions as unofficial greeters as guest after guest arrived for the evening ceremony.

Dudley was there with his mum. Aunt Petunia had reluctantly came after Dudley had used a bit of a guilt trip on her. Kingsley was there with his new wife. Appolonia was a majestically tall beautiful woman with ebony skin. They had met when Kingsley had taken one of his infrequent vacations. They had fallen head over heals in love and ran off to be married. Kingsley laughed at how "this old dog has been taught a few new tricks". All his friends were thrilled. They had been sure he would only be married to his work.

Neville was there seating his wife. Hannah looked radiant in a soft green, fur trimmed robe. Oliver was there with his latest girlfriend. Rolf was looking a bit lost with out Luna, who was with Ginny at the moment.

Lee Jordan had a beautiful blonde on his arm, yet another admirer Harry figured. Lee was the most popular personality on the wireless. Harry knew that Ron, George and Lee were working on a Wizarding version of "satellite television". When they got that worked out Lee would be one of the most powerful wizards in communication.

Dennis Creevy and his new wife were there. Dennis had Collin's old camera around his neck. Cho had come with her muggle husband. He was happy to see her looking contented.

All of Ginny's Harpies' team mates and most of her UK teammates were there. Quite a few of the Aurors were there too.

Unseen by the mortals, there was another group of guests floating over the area. Lilly and James were holding hands and watching their son. Sirius, Albus and Dobby were watching all the guests being seated. Remus and Tonk's were hovering near Teddy, admiring him in his dress robes.

Ginny peaked from her bedroom window. The stars were out and lit up the sky. The ice dome shone like a giant diamond. Hermione came in to the room with a velvet box and a note. "Harry wanted me to give this to you."

The note read: "To my beloved. While nothing can compare to your beauty I hope you find these adequate to grace your neck." In the box was a beautiful double strand of pearls.

Molly came in for one last look at her daughter. "Ginny you look radiant. I'm so proud of you and Harry!" Anything else she might have said was lost as she broke down in tears and Ginny enveloped her in a Weasley hug.

Arthur escorted Ginny down the stairs to wait for her music at the front door of the burrow. Softly he kissed his little girl's head.

AN - Those of you who have read my fic "Teddy" will recognize much of this. Of course in that fic it was from a small boys point of view and here we have Harry and Ginny's POV. Grandma Beth

Harry stood in his dress robes waiting for Ginny to walk down the aisle. He knew he was supposed to be nervous, but all he felt was happiness and calm. Ron and Neville were waiting at the front with him.

Luna floated down the aisle looking ethereal. Next Hermione came down the aisle. She had a smile from ear to ear! Her best friends were getting married. They both looked beautiful in green robes trimmed in white fur. Their hands were tucked in to white fur muffs that had red roses pinned to them.

Teddy and Victoire came down the aisle hand in hand. Teddy had morphed to look just like Harry. Victoire was dressed in long white robes trimmed in fur and carried a small fur muff. Teddy had on black dress robes, just like Harry's. You could hear the ohs and ahs from most of the guests.

Harry looked out over the gathered guests. There in the front row on the bride's side was Molly, Bill, Fleur and Aunt Muriel.

Behind them sat Charlie, Percy, Audrey, Angelina and George. Ginny and Molly were going to kill George, if his wife didn't first. George was levitating a snowball over the head of Aunt Muriel. Angelina was trying to grab the snowball and his wand.

On his side, in the front row sat Dudley, who he had expected to show up and Aunt Petunia, who he hadn't. Petunia looked as if she expected to catch something. Andromeda and Augusta sat in pride of place. Harry himself had walked Andy down the aisle. Ron had beamed as he had next walked Molly down. Neville had escorted his gran to her seat as the groom's "dad".

Behind the families sat all of the D/A and the OOP equally divided between bride and groom. Harry counted himself a lucky man, he somehow knew his mum and dad were happy to see how many people had "adopted" their boy.

Suddenly trumpets sounded and Ginny, on Arthur's arm appeared at the end of the isle. For a moment Harry could not breathe. She was stunning. Her hair had been loosely pulled back and she wore aunt Muriel's tiara. Floating behind her was the thinnest of veils. She carried Red roses. Her robes were a soft white that clung to her shape. They were trimmed in white fur. His gift of pearls nestled at her neck.

The moment was broken when George let the snowball fall down the front of Aunt Muriel's robes. Not missing a step Ginny reached out and cuffed George on the back of the head as she passed.

Arthur stood between Harry and Ginny. He took Harry's hand in his and placed Ginny's over Harry's. "Harry, my son, here is your bride. Remember after tonight she will be your wife, but always remember she was first my little girl." He reached up and placed a loving hand upon both of their cheeks, then turned and joined Molly.

Harry and Ginny turned toward each other to recite their vows. "I Harry James Potter do take Ginevra Molly Weasley to be my wedded wife. I promise to be true to her and place no other before her. I promise to share my worldly goods, my daily life, my hopes and dreams with her."

"I Ginevra Molly Weasley do take Harry James Potter to be my wedded husband. I promise to be true to him and place no other before him. I promise to share my worldly goods, my daily life, my hopes and dreams with him.

The minister asked for the rings. "Just as these rings have no beginning and no end so should your love."

"With this ring, I Harry wed thee Ginny."

"With this ring, I Ginny wed thee Harry."

" I now pronounce that you are husband and wife until death do you part. You may kiss."

After a rather enthusiastic kiss Harry picked up Teddy, took Ginny's hand and they ran back down the aisle laughing with joy.