10 YEARS LATER
I had the extreme urge to fidget.
I had been sat in this chair for over half an hour as Ginny and Cho hovered behind me, tending to the finishing touches on their 'canvas'. The canvas in question just happened to be my face. But I supposed that I should have been grateful for the two of them always hovering around me. Their constant presence had fended over alteast four bouts of the nerves, only because I was determined not to embarrass myself in front of them.
"How does it feel to know that you'll become Mrs George Weasley in a few short hours?" Ginny asked as she fixed the final strand of my hair into place. When she was done she set her hands on my shoulders she watched me through the mirror.
"Nerve wracking," I answered quietly, the truthfulness of my words ringing out in my slightly shaking voice. Ginny squeezed my shoulders and I stared at my reflection, chewing on my bottom lip.
"Stop that," Cho chastised as she appeared by my side. "You'll ruin your lipstick and then fuss when we have to fix it again."
"I can't help it. I'm nervous."
"You know," Cho muttered as she walked around the room, searching for something. Her hands sought out a shoe box as she turned to talk to me over her shoulder, "I think I preferred it when I was the one that was more concerned about your relationship than you were."
Cho continued to look for the shoe box and I met Ginny's eyes through the mirror. She sent me an encouraging smile before looking at the clock.
"Let's get you into the dress," Ginny said as she helped me stand up.
Walking into the bathroom I found my dress hanging off the back of the door. Closing my eyes I let out a deep breath; I was getting married in less than two hours. Slipping into the dress I smoothed out the creases before clutching the front of the dress to my chest. Unlocking the door I walked out into the room and waited as Cho and Ginny both walked around me to zip up the dress. Stepping back from me they began to move around to make sure that nothing was wrong.
Giving me a teasing smile when she caught sight of my hands that were cluthching the skirt of the dress in sheer nervousness. Cho crouched down on the floor and pulled my shoes out of the box. Setting them down in front of me she stepped back. Lifting the bottom of my dress up, I slid into the shoes before lowering the hem of my dress so that it touched the ground again.
Cho disappeared to search for my veil and bouquet when Ginny stepped closer to me and started to talk quietly.
"I was talking to George yesterday," she began, crouching down to fix the bottom of the dress. "And he's convinced that you're hiding a secret from him."
"A secret?" I replied, my eyes widening slightly. My hands uncurled from my dress, one hand moving to nervously fidget with my earring and the other pressing against my stomach.
"Yeah he's convinced your hiding something." Ginny rose to her feet and I dropped my hands.
"Don't worry," I reassured her with a smile. "There is no secret."
Meeting my eyes, Ginny held my gaze. "If that's what you're saying then I'll pretend I don't know."
With that she turned to face the door just as someone knocked on it. Cho stiffened, letting out a deep breath as she handed the veil to Ginny who was busy glaring at the door to accept it. She took the veil from Cho when the older girl elbowed her.
"George Fabian Weasley. If that is you again, I'm going to kill you," Ginny warned loudly as she turned towards me to secure the veil in place. Shooting a look at the door she waited for a response. I leaned down to make it easier for her to put the veil on me.
The reply came through the door, his voice managing to remove my nerves all together. "But why would you do that to my book worm? She'll live the rest of her life in loneliness."
"No I won't." I smiled as Ginny fixed the veil around my hair. "There's always Charlie."
"Am I really that easy to replace?" I could practically hear the pout in his voice as Ginny stepped away from me.
"No."
"Good!" He exclaimed loudly through the door as I reached out for my bouquet.
"You're exceptionally easy to replace."
He began to reply but Ginny cut him off. "George," she warned stepping away from me once she had brought the front part of the veil down.
"Alright. I'll leave," He said quickly before I heard him let out a slight chuckle. "I just have one more thing to say."
"Fine." Ginny gave an amused sigh, staring at the door before meeting my gaze in the mirror. I rolled my eyes and she did the same.
"No matter what you say love. Remember, I was right." I rolled my eyes. Merlin at this rate I'd have to listen to that for the rest of my life. "That kiss did mean something to you."
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