THE LEAVES – CHAPTER FIFTEEN
TWO YEARS AFTER THE WAR
Fred was nervous. Staring at the sea of friendly faces did nothing to calm his nerves and yet he didn't feel like they needed calming. He had his eyes fixed on the gap in the marquee, waiting for a flash of brunette and white.
The war had clearly taken its toll on many but over the past couple of years, people have managed to repiece their lives. McGonagall opened a class purely for the seventh years that didn't get an education last year and for that year Hermione returned to the Castle. Fred managed to visit as often as he could but he knew that Ginny was there anyway and so he wasn't too worried.
Things hadn't exactly worked out well for him and Hermione within their time together. They had had their fights and with the time that Fred had to put in to the shop, they barely had time to see each other. That was when things broke down at their home.
The music started successfully breaking Fred out of his stupor. He watched as his soon-to-be wife walking down the aisle. She was truly beautiful and as he watched his father-in-law walk toward him, he knew there was nothing more that he wanted than to spend the rest of his life with this woman. Her hair was placed to perfection and her curls caught the light of the mid-June sun.
The vicar began proceedings and finished with the vows. Fred went first telling of how close they had become in the past year despite all of his disruptions at work and such. She then proceeded to talk of how much she loved him despite the difficulties he had been through.
"Do you, Fredrick Gideon Weasley, take this woman for your wife?"
Fred exchanged a glance with his new wife and smiled at her widely. "I do,"
"And do you, Hermione Jean Granger, take this man to be your husband?"
"I do,"
"Then you may now kiss the bride,"
As Fred leaned in, he whispered quietly so that only Hermione could hear, "The leaves are here and they are greener than ever." As their lips joined, Hermione grinned through the kiss and everyone cheered. The war had left many scars, both physically and emotionally, but it could not stop the love they had for each other.
THE END