Harry and Hermione made their way into the kitchen. Upon entering they insatanly noticed the difference. Molly, of course, had taken this chance to go all out. The table was draped in an elegant white cloth, candles lining the center. The table was covered in all sorts of foods, nearly every inch of the table having a different dish on it.
"Wow," Hermione gasped out, "This looks amazing Mrs. Weasley. You did an amazing job."
The smile of Mollys face seemed to grow at the praise. "Thank you dear. I had to make sure everything was perfect for my little girl. She is my only daughter afterall."
"Ah," came a voice, as a tall man entered the kitchen. "Harry, Hermione its terrific to see oyu. How have the both of you been? Great I hope?"
Harry walked over and took the mans hand in his, in a firm shake. "Great. Its good to see you again Mr. Weasley. How have you been?"
Arthur let out a laugh. "Pretty good lad. The ministrys still quite hectic, even after all of this time, but works still going well."
Arthur walked over to the table and took his normal seat, Molly sitting beside him. Harry and Hermione move over to the left side, sitting down.
"Where is everyone else?" Hermione questioned.
"Oh, they should be down shortly. We're still waiting on Ginny and Draco. Those to are taking their time, but I assume they've just started their honeymoon faze early."
"Mum!" came a variety of loud voices, as the rest of the Weasley children made their way into the kitchen. In an instant all of their eyes flew to Harry, and they all exclaimed.
"Harry!"
Harry let out a soft chuckle. "Fred, George, Bill, Charlie. Its great to see the four of you again."
Harry stood up, and shook the hands of each of the brothers.
"Arry, Hermione its is wonderful to zee you two." Came a female voice, followed by long, flowing streaks of blonde hair carrying something tIghtly in her arms, wrapped in a pink blanket.
Hermione gasped and rushed over to the girl, pulling her into a hug. "Fleur! Its so good to see you."
Hermione looked down and stroked the head of Fleurs baby. "This must be little Victorie? Shes so adorable."
Fleur smiled proudly, pulling her daughter tighter into her chest. "She is zee greatest joy. She is my everything."
"Hey!" yelled out Bill, in a fake hurt tone.
Fleur rolled her eyes. "Jealous of our daughter allready? Zee the things I have to deal with." she finished, sticking her tounge out at her husband.
"Still no Ginny?" Questioned George.
"Making us wait and all. Its like shes getting married or something." Joked Fred.
Molly rolled her eyes. "Sit down you lot, they'll be here soon."
"Whos going to be here soon?" Came a female voice from the doorway.
There, stood the guests of honor. GInny in a bright red dress, her hair up ever so slightly. Draco stood there, nervousness etched on his face, until he noticed Harry and Hermione. He smiled at them, nodded and eased into the kitchen behind Ginny.
"Ah, dear. You look amazing." Said Molly, as she ushered Draco and Ginny over to the table. "You look dashing aswell Draco. Very, very handsome."
Draco slightly blushed. "Thank you ma'am. Had to look my best didn't I? Can't embarass my future wife before we're even married."
Everyone at the table let out a laugh. Once everyone was seated. Arthur stood up, banged a fork on his glass and began talking.
"I just want to say how happy I am. During the war, one of my biggest fears was that I wouldn't be able to walk my only daughter down the isle on her wedding day. Thankfully, we all made it through the hardships of the war, and as a family I do believe we only managed to become stronger."
He looked around the table, smiling at each of them, his eyes finally setting on Draco.
"Draco. I'm glad to see the man you've become. I can only imagine the struggles you had growing up, constantly being forged into your fathers image. The fact that you came out on top, even if you had a tough road out of it at first, shows how good of a man you are. I am very happy you're the one that will be marrying my daughter. Just by the look on her face everytime she talks about you, shows that she loves you deeply. I just hope that you can show her the same amount of love and devotion for the rest of your lives. I wish the best of you the best of luck on your future together. Congratulations."
Draco sat there with a shcoked look on his face. The rest of the Weasleys sat there, nodding in agreement with every word their father had said. Did they actually accept him? This shcoked Draco.
He was dragged from the thoughts running through his head, by a soft gentle hand lacing her fingers with his. He looked up, his eyes meeting Ginnys. She gave him a large, support smiled. She mouthed the words I love you, and turned her head back to her father.
"Well, without further ado, everyone dig in!"
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The dinner went off well. Everone enjoyed the feast Molly had prepared, as usual she had out done herself.
One thing that did strike Harry as odd, was that Ron had yet to show up. He put his fork down, finished chewing the last bit of chicked that was in his mouth, and leaned into Hermione, wispering in her ear.
"What happened to Ron?" He questioned.
Hermione shrugged. "No idea. He better have a good excuse thought. GInny and Molly wont take too kindly of him not showing up for this dinner."
Harry sighed and returned to his food.
Sure, he still hated Ron. Well, maybe hate was a strong word for it. He disliked him strongly. The way he treated Hermione, would forever be unforgivable in Harrys eyes. But, Harry did feel a little guilty. Was he the reason Ron didn't show? Ron was GInnys brother afterall, and him being there kept the family apart. This bothered Harry. He didn't want to be the one to break up a family. He knew first hand how much it hurt to not have a family.
"Mrs. Weasley?" Harry questioned.
"Its Molly dear. I sure think you're old enough to drop the Mr. and Mrs. nonsense."
Harry blushed at her statement. "Molly. Wheres, where is Ron? Wasn't he supposed to be here?"
Everyone at the table except Molly looked at him with a shocked expression.
Molly just continued smiling and replied, "I'm not too sure dear. He said something about running late this morning when he flooed me, but he didn't specify where or what he was doing."
Ginny let out a loud huff, brushing the hair out of her face. "Thats typical Ron. Flaking on me and Dracos engagement dinner."
Draco patted her pack, stroking her shoulder slightly. "Its alright dear. I'm sure he has a good reason for not being here."
Ginny rolled her eyes. "Probably just another one of his floozys. I swear that boy cant keep it in his pants for more than an hour at a time."
"Ginny!" exclaimed her mother.
GInny just waved her off. "You know its true mum. Hes been abusing his fame ever since the end of the war. He was always jealous of Harrys fame and now he has his own to flaunt around and you best believe thats what he does."
An awkward silence fell over the table. Harry and Hermione shared an uncomfortable look.
"Oh come off it. I know hes my brother, and I do love him deeply its just that hes a giant prat. He sleeps around, eats and complains all the time. Hes still a boy that needs to do some serious growing up."
With that Ginny stood up from the table and headed straight out of the room. Draco was instantly after her, calling her name in hopes of stopping her from leaving.
Everyone sat there for a few moments until a loud set of footsteps came heading towards the kitchen.
"Hey mum, everyone. Sorry I'm late. Got a little tied up, you know how it is." said Ron as he entered the room, looking around. His eyes instantly fell on Hermione and Harry.
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