| Firecrab
Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: melbourne
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Chapter Fifty Nine
‘Are you ready?’
‘As I’ll ever be’ she bit her lip ‘Did he say how we’re getting there since I don’t want puke on my wedding dress?’
‘It’s outside waiting’ he smirked, ‘It’s already picked up Gin and the girls, and Hermione and Cara and your mum’
‘What on earth is that big?’
He put a hand over her eyes and led her out ‘Here you go’
She started to laugh looking at the Knight Bus; it was white instead of purple and decorated with white ribbons and roses,
‘He’s a shocker for surprises’ she grinned ‘we all have to have a photo with it’ she held her dress skipping to the doors, Stan opened them, ‘Guys come on out quick’
They trooped out smiling and huddled in the group as Colin stood waiting with his camera,
‘Stan and Ernie too’ she laughed gesturing over to them as they shuffled into the shot.
They set off and she sat twisting the gift from her mother round her neck.
‘You’ll break it’ Harry said from beside her with a twin napping on his lap, ‘It’s your something old?’
‘From my dad’ she ran her thumb over it, ‘He gave it to Gwen when he left on the mission before the wedding, said it was his great grandmothers on his dads side, she gave it to him when he was sixteen just before she died, told him to give it to the woman he was going to marry’
‘I’ve seen it before’ he studied the black diamond on the silver chain at her throat, ‘In portraits we cleared out from Grimmald place’
‘I always wanted him to be here, to find out he was still out there and to be here’
‘I’m so sorry he’s not’ he held her hand gently taking it from her neck, ‘And I know exactly how you feel’
‘Oh god…I forgot, I’m so sorry’
‘Don’t be silly’ he shook his head ‘They were there with me just like Sirius will be there with you, right beside you’ he smiled ‘He’ll be holding your other arm as we walk down the aisle, he’ll put his hand on top of mine when I give yours to Charlie, he’ll be standing in the middle when we have to do the embarrassing father daughter dance’ he smirked,
‘He’ll be treading on my toes and I’ll start to wish he’d kept out of the way for that bit’
He chuckled ‘Exactly, so they may not be here, but they are, they’re still watching’
‘Thanks Harry’ she leant her head on his shoulder,
‘It’s what I’m here for’ he turned to kiss her forehead and squeezed her hand ‘I bet he’s just as nervous about this as you’
She laughed ‘This is just another night out for him, he gets to drink – that’s another thing out of the question for me’
‘The high you’ll get from saying “I do” is ten times better I promise’
‘You’d better be right or they’ll be no wedding cake for you’
‘Just complain about not drinking with Gin hey’ he whispered and she grinned,
‘She told you’
‘Yeah – bit of a shock’ he smiled ‘She said if it’s a boy she’ll tell me that as my birthday present cause that’s her due date’
‘Aww, just like she said there’s something in the water – I won’t be surprised if Yvonne mentions something next or even my mum’
‘I’m betting it will be Fleur again, she said she can’t wait to have some more of “Zee little angel’s” urgh’
‘I never asked; what is she called?’
‘Angelica’ he chuckled and she burst into laughter as the bus came to a stop.
They trooped out and all but Harry, Sophia and the bridesmaids remained after her mother gave her a good luck kiss and went to join Michael inside. She looked around the little church, the snow had settled and she was glad she had a black crop jacket and they all had fur stoles on against the harsh cold. It was perfect and quiet and out of the way.
‘Let’s get this show on the road’ he said with a grin,
‘Not yet’ she bit her lip ‘Take a glance and check he’s in there will you’
Harry spoke with a frown, ‘Seriously, Soph?’
‘Deadly, because if he’s scarpered I want to blow things up and you’ll have to get the guests out the way’
He rolled his eyes and walked forward to open the door a little bit, he was standing at the altar with the little wizened celebrant and Bill with a reassuring hand on his shoulder. They laughed at something Bill said and Harry caught his eye. Charlie stared and then made a face that simply said hurry up before I freak out completely.
‘He’s there’ he smiled,
‘Ok’ she took a deep breath and linked her arm with his; Hermione went first, unaccompanied and stood waiting and watching with a smile. Ron stared at her but she made no sign she noticed, she was looking at Fred who was smiling back in away that said he knew she felt alone up there but she’d be ok.
Cara came next and grinned as Nathan waved from his fathers lap in the seating. Ginny followed holding the hands of her daughters, she switched them with Molly and Arthur for her rose and stood with Hermione and Cara as Harry and Sophia made there way in. Charlie just stared and she stared back smiling all the way to him. Harry kissed her cheeks, shook Charlie’s hand and then gave him Sophia’s hand just like he said he would. He stood with them and the ceremony was simple and short.
‘I do’ she grinned and knew then Harry was exactly right.
‘You may now kiss your bride’
He did so with such enthusiasm he lifted her up off the ground with a grin and set her on her feet as everyone cheered.
‘Way to embarrass us’ she giggled looking up at him,
‘First kiss as husband and wife, it had to be epic’ he chuckled ‘You look gorgeous by the way’
‘Not so bad yourself’ she leant up for another quick kiss and then they turned to the crowd to walk back down the aisle.
‘So the reception…’
She asked as they posed for photos out the front of the church,
‘Being taken care of’ he squeezed her to his side gentle as the brothers emerged ‘All taken care of now’ they joined in for the family pictures as people began to drift back inside the building. She heard a lot of “Wows” and bit her lip looking up at him ‘What have you done?’
‘You’ll see Mrs Black’
‘You have me worried Mr Black’
‘Then stop’ he grinned ‘We’re going for a walk first’
She stared ‘you what?’
He held her hand with a grin, ‘Come on, I haven’t given you your Christmas present yet’ they didn’t notice Colin taking photo’s as they walked and then leaving them as they turned a corner. They walked a little more down the road and he stopped them at the gate to a house, with the For Sale sign stamped over with sold.
She started to laugh, ‘Really?’
‘I know you said Grimmald place seemed to be our only option, and you didn’t really want to give it up’
‘But… this we can’t afford this’
‘Grimmald place is now ours to rent out, but this is our home’
He held out a key on a black ribbon, ‘How?’
‘The Cannons offered me a job too, the offer was upped by the Tornado’s and then it went back to the Harpies and they offered me an obscene amount for them and I took it’ he shrugged ‘The freelance work I did while we were gone meant we had money from the flat, and we can use the rent from Grimmald place to pay the bills since George and Yvonne want to live there to save for there own place, then that means we can save for holidays and trips and well stuff for the baby’
She took a breath, squealed and then jumped on him in a hug,
‘I love you Mr Black, so much its ridiculous you know’
‘I know and I love you back just as much’
‘So sneaky’
‘Come on, it wouldn’t be a surprise now would it’
‘Hmm’ she kissed him happily ‘But all I got you was the broom’
‘The latest and fastest broom in the world’ he touched her cheek with a chuckle ‘you gave me something better then that though silly’
‘You’d better not say me or I’ll puke at the cliché from you’re lips’
‘You’ he grinned
She realised he hadn’t said “me” and frowned ‘Yes you’re a clever clogs’ she kissed him ‘that’s why I married you’ he linked her arm through his and lead her back to the church. The doors were closed and she looked at them nervously,
‘Don’t freak out it makes me twitchy then too’
‘Hmm’
There was a little sliding door built into the wood on the left door and it opened with Harry’s face looking out.
He grinned at them, ‘You cold enough to come in?’
‘Definitely, my fingers are going to drop off’
‘Give us a sec then’ the door shut and then music started and there was shuffling, the door opened and she only managed to gape. The room was twice as big as it had been, there was a roaring fireplace at the back where the altar had once stood and black tables and chairs around the edges on the white carpet that looked like snow but was thousand times warmer. They looked with awe with a packed dance floor fall of people who cheered as they walked in. There were white roses every where, the ceiling was bewitched to look like the snowing night sky and candles floated in the air.
***
Ron approached her hesitantly,
‘Hermione’
‘Ronald’
‘Look’
‘No you look, I don’t intend to have any sort of relationship with you, I don’t want to know you, I don’t even particularly want to be your friend, so let’s not talk, I’ll be civil to you for Harry’s sake but other then that – I’m going to forget you even exist like I have done the last two years’
‘Alright then’ his fists clenched and he took a breath ‘You look well by the way, it’s good to see you happy at least’
‘So do you, I’m glad you’ve found someone’ she gestured to the blonde waiting at his table watching them,
‘Yeah…’ he’d met her in the Leaky Cauldron the other week; she didn’t speak much English,
‘Well, bye Ronald’
‘Erm…bye Hermione’ he sighed as she walked away and went to see Svetlana,
She flicked her hair, ‘Who is she?’
‘School friend’
‘She very – how you say – pretty’
‘Yeah she is’
‘You date her no?’
‘Yes, a while ago’ he smiled ‘she’s not as pretty as you though’
She giggled ‘You so nice’
He kissed her and Hermione rolled her eyes watching from a distance as Molly came over to tell him off for being over zealous as he attacked her face. She smirked as Molly pointed at him shaking her head but was distracted when Fred asked her for a dance. ‘Sure’ she grinned ‘It’s nice to see you again Fred, how’s business?’
‘Good’ he nodded ‘I may need some help with some potions though’
‘Ah was that your ulterior motive in asking me to dance Mr Weasley?’
‘Maybe’ he grinned as they moved from side to side, ‘It’s good to see you too, and you look, well for one very different’
‘Good different or bad different’
‘I think travelling suits you’ he spun her around and pulled her in, she noticed they were closer then before and smiled,
‘I think it does too, I know myself a lot better now’
‘So are you going to travel some more or stick around?’
‘I’m not sure just yet’
‘Can I ask what would make you stay?’
‘Fred…’
‘We’re friends, I’m in no rush to know, it’s just it would be nice if you stayed for a while and I could – well I could get to know you again’
‘That would be nice -’ she smiled ‘- How about coffee sometime and I’ll go over the potions with you?’
‘Sure’ she leant in for a hug resting her cheek against his as they danced.
‘Those two look cosy’ Soph said to Charlie as they danced across the floor from them,
‘Very - huh’ he smiled ‘Never expected that’
‘She needs someone nice and you Weasley boys are all lovely, well with the exception of that one’ she gestured with her eyes to Ron who was whispering things to make Svetlana giggle as she sat on his lap,
‘He was an idiot to let her go, but if there was a brother I thought was her type it would so be Percy’
She shook her head, ‘Hermione likes a guy that can make her laugh’
‘Yeah ok, Percy might have bored her to death’
‘Exactly, and anyway, they look good together’ she smiled ‘Like Harry and Gin do’ she turned to them just as they kissed and smiled at each other in there dance, ‘Or you’re mum and dad’ they were sitting watching from a table hand in hand as Arthur stood up to escort her to the floor,
‘What about us?’
‘I don’t have a mirror’ she shrugged ‘but I know we look awesome’
‘That we do’
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RIP JD Salinger |