Sedations and Preparations

A/N: Thank you so much to my splendid reviewers who really keep me going! Resplendent Decadence, Samurai-Kagome, Ha'niqua, Amy Christina, and WhatDaVitamins; this is for you! :-D

I do not own Harry Potter, nor do I own Draco and Ginny's OBVIOUS love for one another because it's totally canon.

And as if Merlin heard Harry's bitching, the doors to the Great Hall were blasted open, and in the smoke and chaos that followed, Voldemort and his minions stepped through. As Voldemort walked forward, brushing bits of dust and rubble from the front of his robes, people's voices grew hushed, and the ceiling over the Great Hall became dark and thunderous. Voldemort grinned, waving his hands enthusiastically at the astounded crowd.

"Surpriiiise!"

It was only a couple of seconds before pure mayhem broke out in the Great Hall. Students began screaming bloody murder, professors took out their wands to begin the counterattack, and even the castle ghosts started wafting around in a panic.

Voldemort, mistaking everyone's horror for jubilation, smiled in appreciation and blew kisses towards the stunned crowd.

"Thank you, everyone! Thank you so much for this warm welcome! I – AH!" he paused as a scrawny boy from Hufflepuff launched himself at his midsection. The boy was so tiny and his strength so inadequate that Voldemort merely assumed the boy was trying to hug him.

"Yes, yes. I'm quite happy that I'm here, too, little one!" He patted the boy's head and continued talking to the crowd. "You see, people, today is a big day for everyone! And no, I'm NOT talking about your birthday, Potter!" he glared at Harry who, for the second time that day, puffed out his chest in expectation of a great sorcerer publicly acknowledging his birthday.

"Anyways!" he continued, "Today is the day! No more waiting! Draco, Ginny, wedding party, you all go get changed for the big event!"

At those words, the tension in the Great Hall eased considerably. The mere mention of Draco and Ginny's rapidly impending union filled everyone with a sense of peace, calm, and excitement. The students, teachers, ghosts, house elves, dragons, serpents, etc. put down their wands, daggers, teeth, and other means of self defense. Everyone took their seats once again, willing to forgo the chance to attack Voldemort in exchange for Draco and Ginny, together at last.

Back at the Gryffindor table, Draco and Ginny were gathering their things and getting ready to change into their formal wedding attire. As Draco stood from the table to leave, the sun shone on his face for one glorious moment, illuminating his haughty features, sexy lips, gorgeous eyes, high cheekbones, and vanilla complexion, all straight from the Lucius Malfoy genetics department. Fortunately for those sitting near enough to witness it, the sun also shone shone on his bum, which was firm, taught, and muscular (also kudos to Lucius).

Draco held out his hand towards his darling Ginevra, aching to feel her creamy palm on his.

"Are you coming, my dear?" He whispered attractively in Ginny's direction.

Ginny arched her eyebrow. "Yes, gladly." She reached for Malfoy's hand. "But what's with the 'dear?'"

Draco looked sheepish. "Well, it is our wedding day, after all. I figured I should at least try to be romantic."

Ginny grinned. "You don't need to try. You already are," she whispered, leaning in to kiss him as he smirked in appreciation.

Far from being moved by the lovely couple's display of affection, Ronald Weasley had turned a pale white, not creamy vanilla like Malfoy, but the kind of papery hue one displays right before they're about to be sick. Hermione, sensing the impending tantrum, grabbed Ron's arm and heaved him away from the table before he could witness Draco and Ginny deepening their kiss and walking hand in hand out of the Great Hall towards their dressing rooms.

"Herm… Mione….Hermioneh…" Ron spluttered. "Did you see… He was…They were….They were sucking face!"

"I know, Ronald, I know," Hermione soothed, trying to keep Ron's fury to a bare minimum. "But he's really good for her, don't you think? He loves her."

Ron shuddered, something about Hermione's words making him snap. "I don't care if he loves her or not, Hermione, she's my sister! And he's a ferrety little son of a Death Eater, I won't have it. Nope!" He rolled up his sleeves, stood up to his full height, and barged towards the exit of the Great Hall, breaking Hermione's grip on him and leaving her fuming, hands on hips, behind him.

It wasn't until he had nearly made it to the end of the Great Hall that he realized there were heaps upon heaps of wedding decorations streamed around the whole castle. There were white banners, pink blossoms, and even magical doves that had been bewitched to fly in heart formations.

Bloody Hell, Ron thought to himself. He then noticed a large, glittering sign that said "Dressing Rooms this way!" and broke out running in that direction. After about a millisecond, however, he noticed an odd sensation creep over his entire body and realized that he had stopped running. Panicked, he looked around until he heard the shuffling of robes several feet away from him.

"Hi, Won-won," Lord Voldemort stepped in front of Ron and grinned his moste evile of grins. "You won't be needed over there," he jerked his head towards the dressing rooms. "Your tuxedo is in here," he pointed at Filch's janitor's closet. "Along with Potter's."

"Fat chance I'll be attending this wedding!" Ron spat at Voldemort's feet. "I'll do all I can to try and stop it!"

Voldemort chuckled. "Oh, I'm not too sure about that. After all, you are one of the groomsmen!"

"What? No!" Ron shook his head in disbelief, but he noticed his limbs were growing heavy and his eyelids didn't want to stay open. He felt drugged and ill and wonderful at the same time, and as he looked up in bewilderment, the last thing he saw was Voldemort smiling with his wand pointed at his neck.

"Sleep tight, little Weasley. Until the wedding." And Ron's world went blank.

A/N: Ooo another cliffy! I was going to make this chapter longer but I think the next bit will work better in another chapter. Thank you for reading! Hope you liked it! And please review!