Hey, so don't get mad, But while writing this I discovered that if I were actually to include the wedding ceremony in this, it would be over 6,000 words, and that's seems like it's pushing it. So this is telling how Draco and Hermione got to the wedding. Anywho….. There is always this huge amount of pressure on the writer when you're writing the most important chapter of the story, so please…. Don't hesitate to review. Also, this chapter is dedicated to Jasmine Indigo Sappihhra, just because I felt like it.
Disclaimer: "I don't own harry potter." "Ha ha!" "Stop laughing inner voice, or I'll smack you so hard your teeth will fall out!" "You'd be hitting yourself." "Oh….. Right." "Idiot." "I heard that!"
At the burrow…..
"Hermione! Hermione! Wake up!" Ginny said, violently shaking me from my place at the right side of her bed.
"Mhmm." I said in an effort to stop her from shaking me more.
"Get up Hermione! It's your special day!" Ginny said, grabbing a pillow and hitting me on the head a couple times.
"mhmm hm." Smack. "I'm up." Smack. "I'm. Up." Smack. "I'm up you red headed demon!" I yelled, grabbing the pillow she was hitting me with, and throwing it across the room.
"Well it's about time lazy bones! I have to start getting you ready!" Ginny said, running out of the room, giving me a clear view of the window. It was still pitch black outside.
"Ginny We- Potter!" I stuttered, having never called one of my best friends by her new last name. "What time is it, and why am I up this early!"
Ginny skipped back into the room carrying a big, black make up box, and a few towels. "It's 5 am silly!"
My eyes widened at her announcement. "The wedding isn't until eleven thirty! Why are we up right now?" I said, rubbing my eyes, and sitting up in bed.
Ginny turned and stared at me with a look that said 'as if it isn't obvious'. "Because silly! It will take an hour to do your makeup, an hour to do your hair, an hour to alter your dress, and another hour to eat and get the bridesmaids ready! That's… four hours spent on appearances! And then we have to go down to the rose field, and tell them how to arrange the flowers, and then we have to go get mani-pedi's! That leaves you the next…. Hour and a half to shower and eat breakfast and whatever else you would like to do. The other girls will be here at exactly 6:30 to start getting ready. Luna is bringing her kids here, and Harry is dropping James off as well." She said effortlessly.
"Why can't Harry and Neville watch their own kids?" I whispered, embarrassed to ask such a daring question.
"Because, the boys have 8 errands to run before they start getting ready, and they can't apparate with children, or floo because the kids don't like it. Besides, My mother has been dying to see Luna's kids, as well as her first Grandson." Ginny said, which immediately made me question her last statement.
But then I remembered. It seemed as if the weasly 'no girls' curse had been broken, and the 'no boys' curse was in effect. Both of Ron's kids are going to be girls, Charlie and Ariana have four girls, Bill and fleur had two girls, and fred and george each had a daughter with their wives. But it seemed that Ginny had broken that curse as well. Being the first girl in the weasly clan, and being the first to have a boy. Lucky girl.
"Oh, alright. I'm just going to go take a shower, and see what's for breakfast." I said, walking to the doorway before Ginny spoke up.
"Okay girly. Mom baked some muffins and they're on the counter." Ginny said, picking up a nail file and chiseling away at her toenails.
I laughed at her 'girly' comment, and made my way to the second floor bathroom. Once I closed the door, I put a locking, and a privacy spell over the room.
"OH MY GOSH! I'M GETTING MARRIED TODAY!" I happily screamed, forgetting that I had not placed silencing charm over the room yet.
"Hermione? Is everything okay in there?" Ginny called, hearing my girlish shriek.
"Umm… yeah! Everything's fine!" I called, blushing a deep red and sitting on the lid of the toilet. I then reached over And turned the shower on, and placed a silencing charm over the room. Once that was finished, I took off all of my clothes, stepped in the shower, and let the hot water sooth my nerves. I just stood there for a while, until I fell asleep and my head hit the wall.
"Oh sh-" I said, stopping the curse word from coming out of my mouth. I may hit people, but I do NOT curse. Well, at least with words anyway. I stepped out of the shower, and put two towels around my hair and body. Then, I walked out of the bathroom, and went back to Ginny's room. I walked over to my bag that was on ginny's floor, and pulled out an over sized, for me anyway, shirt of Draco's that I kept with. As I threw the shirt on, Ginny looked at it, and her eyebrows pushed together.
"Who's shirt is that?" She asked, putting the nail file down.
"Oh, um, It's draco's. don't laugh at me for saying this, but It smells like him and makes me feel better." I said, putting on underwear, and blushing when a smile graced it's way over Ginny's confused face.
"I'm not going to laugh at you, Hermione. I did that same thing with Harry. I was wearing a pair of his socks the day that Harry went to meet…. Him….. that last time. It seems weird, doesn't it? Talking about the war. It brings back so many painful memories….." Ginny said until her voice trailed off, her thoughts drifting to the numerous friends and family she had lost in the war.
We stood there, having a moment of silence for the deceased. It wasn't really a moment really. More like a really long minute.
"I just made this awkward didn't I?" Ginny whispered, smiling when I nodded. "Well then, I think I just heard the door. It's probably Harry dropping off James. By the way, Your not wearing anything but a shirt. I suggest finding some pants."
As Ginny made her way out of the room, I scrambled to my bag and literally threw on a pair of jeans. Just as I was buttoning the top button on my jeans, Harry walked in, with a 2 month old Baby in his arms.
"Aw!" I said, going over to harry and kissing the child he was holding. "And how is my godson today?"
"Whiney. Grouchy. Ya know. Normal baby stuff." Harry said, nudging my arm. "Wanna hold him?"
I didn't even hesitate. "Of course!" I yelled just a little too loud. I then took the baby, and started rocking and singing a lullaby to him.
"You really are going to be a great mom, Hermione." Hary said, smirking at me when I abruptly stopped singing.
"Sure." I said.
"Okay, okay. We need to get started. The girls will be here in a few minutes. Harry, you need to meet Hermione in the bridal room at 11:15 to walk her down the aisle. And don't be late." Ginny said, hugging Harry and kissing him on the lips. They started doing just a little more than kissing, and I had to clear my throat to bring them back to reality.
"Sorry." Ginny said, taking her son and giving him to his father. "Take James to my mother, please. I'll see you later Harry berry."
"See ya Ginny bear." Harry said, giving her a kiss on the cheek. As soon as Harry left the room, I burst out laughing.
"Ginny Bear? Harry Berry?" I said, in between laughs.
"You'll understand when your married. Which isn't too far away now, is it?" Ginny said, making me slightly nervous. "Sorry."
"It's okay. Le-" I said, interrupted by two tired looking girls walking in the room.
"Hey. Molly has The babies and she took them to some kids park. What she is going to do with 4 two- month olds at a park, I don't know." Luna said, yawning and hugging Ginny, And Tonks did the same.
"Okay ladies, let's go. First we are going to get mani pedi's, then we are going to the rose field, and lastly we have to go and get the children's outfits." Ginny said, ushering everyone over to take her hands.
Everyone linked arms, just before apparating away to the first destination.
Two hours later…..
*POP*
I dropped every bag I had in my hand, and plopped onto a chair in the living room of the burrow. Tonks and Luna copied my movements.
"Oh come one guys! It wasn't that bad! We got some really cute outfits for the kids, not to mention the fact that the flowers are absolutely stunning!" Ginny said, standing in the middle of the room, almost bouncing with excitement.
"Ginny, we didn't just get the kid's outfits, you dragged us around to at least 6 different stores to look at shoes because they 'called out to you' or something. It's only 9 in the morning. We are all tired, not to mention nervous. Plus Tonks is pregnant, and she can't be doing all this stuff. No offense. Ugh. I need coffee. Anybody else want some?" I said, as Luna and Tonks raised their hands.
"Hermione! Come one, you know you had fun! And your nails have never looked better!" Ginny called to me as I walked towards the kitchen. A couple minutes later, I returned with a cup in my hands, and two more floating right beside me. The two cups filled with steaming hot coffee floated over to Luna and Tonks, which they both grabbed and took a swig from the cups, burning their throats in the process.
"Ow." Tonks said, rubbing her throat.
"Well you are not supposed to drink it like that. Besides, I read in a book that Coffee is bad for a baby." I said, showing off my knowledge of Babies.
"Yeah well it didn't kill Teddy, So it won't kill this one either." Tonks said, pointing to her stomach.
"Back to the task at hand." Ginny said, clapping her hands together, drawing our attention back to her excited form. "It's time to start getting ready."
There were multiple groans from the three of us sitting on the couch. " Oh come on! Can't we just sit for a min-" Tonks said, before covering her mouth, and running to the bathroom.
"She's got it bad. I didn't even get sick that much, and I was having triplets. Of course, I didn't know it at the time." Luna said, just as Tonks came back into the room, wiping her mouth, and sat on the couch.
"Tonks, I have a potion you can take to get rid of your morning sickness, but It will only work for a few hours. Anyway, You guys have ten minutes before we start. I'm gonna go get everything set up. We are only doing hair and makeup, and we are going to put the dresses on at the rose field." Ginny said, rushing upstairs and setting up the make up.
Luna and Tonks had fallen asleep on the couch, and I went to sit in the kitchen, finally having time to myself. I sat on the stool, letting my thoughts run wild for the first time in several days. I thought about My future as Ms. Hermione Malfoy. The last name would take some getting used to, but I didn't bother me that much. I thought about my parents mostly. How they would miss their daughter's wedding, the birth of the grandchildren, their grandchildren's weddings, and so many other things. I hadn't even noticed a tear had rolled down my cheek, until someone had wiped it off.
"Oh Tonks, You scared me." I said, looking at tonks, then at my half full cup of cold coffee.
"You Know, You can call me Nymphadora. Tonks Isn't my name anymore. Now Hermione, what's wrong?" To- Nymphadora asked me.
"Oh, nothing. Just the nerves." I said, wiping my face as another tear rolled down my cheek.
"Hermione, you know that's not true. You know you can tell me, and I'll never tell anyone, right?" She said, reaching across the table and patting my hand. I opened my mouth to say something, but was interrupted once again.
"Okay guys, It's time!" Ginny said, sticking her head inside the kitchen, and then turning around to go get Ginny.
"Well, we better go. But we're not done talking about this." Nymphadora said playfully, drawing a small laugh out of me. "That's the spirit!"
"Yeah, well. I try." I said, letting Her lead me upstairs, with Luna trailing behind.
At The Potter residence….. (Draco pov)
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!
"Da** it." I said, turning off my alarm clock, which read 10:15, and running towards the door, As soon as I was out of whatever room I was in, I ran straight towards the kitchen.
"POTTER!" I yelled, when I couldn't find his kitchen.
"What?" Harry called, and I followed the sound of his voice. He, Blaise and Remus all stood in the kitchen, fully dressed, looking at me with excited smiles.
"Potter, why didn't you wake me! Its bloody 9 o'clock! Hermione is going to kill me if I'm late!" I yelled, getting mad when Harry only laughed.
"Draco, it's not like we have all that much to do. We only have to go get the clothes, and be there at 11. So just keep your panties on and relax." Harry said, moving to his refrigerator and taking out a glass of milk.
"Relax? Relax? This only the most important day of my life and You're messing with me! How the hell am I supposed to bloody relax!" I said, turning around and Stomping back to one of the guest rooms. I quickly took a shower, and threw on some clothes. Once that was finished, I went back into the kitchen, to find all the guys eating.
"Um…. Sorry for, uh, yelling at you guys." I said, so low only harry could hear.
"I'm sorry, what was that?" Harry said with a smirk on his face.
"Hey, it's not everyday a malfoy apologizes, so don't push it." I said, making all the guys laugh.
"So, Are you guys ready to go?" Remus said, getting up and pushing his chair in.
"Um, yeah. But aren't we leaving just a little early?" I said, yawning.
"Dude, It's 10 o'clock. You were in the shower for a while." Blaise told me, laughing when my eyes widened.
Harry, Blaise and Remus all laughed, and then motioned me over to them. We apparated to a dingy bar, and went inside Diagon Alley from there. I was so consumed with my thoughts that I hadn't noticed that every woman in the alley was staring at me.
"Um, Harry, are all those women looking at me like I've done something wrong?" I said, my face getting red as I glanced at some of them.
"Should we tell him?" Blaise said, patting me on the back.
"I guess. He'll find out soon enough." Harry said, grabbing my arm and leading towards a man selling newspapers.
"What are doing?" I asked, no one bothering to answer me.
"See for yourself." Harry said, handing me the latest edition of the Daily Prophet.
"What in Merlin's name?" I said, as I looked at the paper, with a huge picture of Hermione and I on the cover. It read:
The Wizarding World's Most Eligible Bachelors Are Going Fast! Get One Before They're Gone!
First Harry Potter and Neville Longbottom, Now Draco Malfoy. Number 2 on 'wizard weekly's' most eligible bachelor list for the past 3 months, Mr. Malfoy was seen with his apparent fiancé, Hermione Granger, in Diagon alley, purportedly shopping for wedding attire, until Ms. Granger's ex-fiancé, Ronald Weasly, Crashed the outing. He and his Fiancé are, as of now, planning for a wedding. Our anonymous sources tell us that the wedding is being held Today, but we have not yet found out the location. The wizarding community was not allowed to attend the weddings of Mr and Ms potter, or Mr and Ms Longbottom, so we are determined to find out all we can on this wedding. For more information and pictures, please subscribe to our mailing list. Until next time. - Rita Skeeter and the staff of the Daily Prophet
"That witch. Can't she give a guy a little bit of privacy?" I said, Throwing the paper down, and balling up my fists.
"Yeah I know. They did the same thing to me when Ginny and I were engaged." Harry sat, patting my shoulder.
"Why am I even on that list! I'm getting married for Merlin's sake! I'm not a bachelor anymore!" I yelled, a little louder than I should have.
"They do that for everybody. They are still hoping that you and Hermione will break up. As of right now, your buddy Blaise here is number one on that list." Harry reasoned to me.
"Yeah so just chill out man. You and Hermione are going to be fine. Just, don't do anything rash." Blaise said, touching my shoulder, before I gave him a look and shook his hand off.
"Blaise, You slept with my fiance. I don't think you are in any position to be giving me relationship advice." I said, making Blaise gasp slightly and back up a few steps.
"But, you said you forgave me for that. You said we could act like it didn't happen." Blaise said, looking at me with astonished eyes.
"Well ya know, It's not really something you can forget! And I did forgive you. I'm just a little mad is all." I said, calming myself so the crowd that had formed around us wouldn't have anything else to talk about. "Blaise, stop looking at me like I killed your mom. Let's just go get the clothes and get out of here." Blaise nodded and the others followed me into the tuxedo store. We picked up the clothes, and apparated to the wedding location, not one of us saying a word. I decided to talk to him, but only when we were alone.
"Look, Blaise, I-" I said, before Blaise held up his hand to stop my sentence.
"Man, I know. You're still mad at me for hurting you like that. I get it. I'm just glad you gave me a chance to be your best friend again. So, you don't have to apologize for anything. I'm the one who should be apologizing. So, I'm sorry." Blaise said, putting on his suit jacket and straightening his tie.
"I never thought I'd see the day when a slytherin apologized." I said with a smile on my face, making Blaise smile in turn. "I knew there was a reason I picked you for my best friend." Blaise laughed and then went to put on his shoes. I then finished putting on my suit, and met Blaise at the door.
"You ready?" Blaise said, mach punching my shoulder.
"I've been waiting for this my entire life. Of course I'm ready." I said.
We both gave each other a small smile, and walked outside to the alter. All of the wedding guests were in their seats, and my parents smiled at me from the front row. Blaise took his place beside me. I took a deep breath as the doors opened, and the woman I would spend the rest of my life with stepped out and looked at me with her chocolate brown eyes.
Back to the Burrow… (Hermione pov)
"There. Perfect." Ginny said, finally turning my chair around and letting my see myself.
I looked….. Like a freakin' angel. My hair was up in a bun at the crown of my head, with a braid going around the base of it, and a few strands of curled hair hanging loosely around my face. My lips were a slight shade of red, and highlighted my face perfectly. My eyeshadow was a light shade of blue, and my cheeks were a rosy pink.
"Oh my gosh." I said, touching my cheek to make the beautiful woman in the mirror was really me.
"Yeah I know." Ginny said, rubbing my shoulders.
"By the way, you guys look really good too." I said, noticing all the girls. Their hair was straighten and pulled into a tight pony tail high on their heads. Their makeup was the same as mine, except their lips were a lighter shade of red.
"Okay Hermione. It's time to go." Ginny said, gathering up the dresses, shrinking them, and putting them in her pocket. Luna and Nymphadora went to stand by Ginny and gave me knowing smiles.
"Hermione, we all understand that you're nervous. We've all been there." Luna said, motioning in between the three of them. "But once you see Draco standing there, waiting for you at the alter, that feeling will be gone. You just have to get there first."
I took a deep breath and hugged Ginny. "Thank you. Thank you to all three of you. I wouldn't have made it this far without you." I said, giving each girl a hug, and taking their hands.
We apparated to the inside of the bridal room, where Ginny unshrunk the gowns, and handed the correct gown to each of us. All three girls already had there dresses on by the time I unzipped my garment bag. I slowly slipped on the satin gown over my shoulders, and Luna zipped me up.
"You look beautiful." Harry said, opening the door and walking over to me. "It's about that time." He said, pushing some of the hair out of my face.
"Yeah. I know." I said, trying to force a smile. He handed me my bouquet, as Ginny and the other girls walked out of the room with theirs. Harry then led me to the double doors that led to the altar where my future husband waited for me.
"You can still back out, you know." Harry said, making me laugh. The other girls had already walked out to the alter, and took their places as bridesmaids. He then kissed my forehead and looked at me very seriously. "You know I love you, right? And you can always tell me anything, right?"
I looked at him just as a tear rolled down my cheek. It's a good thing This makeup was waterproof. "Yeah, I know. And I love you too." I said, putting my arm around his elbow. When he said he loved me, he didn't say it like draco did. He said in more of a brotherly way, because he is my brother. Just like I'm his sister. The Love I had for Harry wasn't the romantic love I had for Draco. It was more like, a bond. Something that was deeper than just love. Something unexplainable.
"Alright then. Let's go." Harry said, opening the door, and letting the sunlight wash over me. I took a step onto the green grass, and met the stormy grey eyes of my future. My everything. My Draco.
A/N: Hey guys, I'm sorry I had to end it there, but This was getting up to 4000 words, and I think that's pushing it. The wedding ceremony should be up soon, but only if I get at least two reviews. Yeah I know. It's just that I've been down in the dumps lately and would like to hear from you. So, yeah.
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