Harry Potter and What Happened After - Sahits

over at Hermione a few times and saw that she, like all the other girls, had tears in her eyes.
Once the ceremony was over Ron, Hermione, Harry, Ginny, Katie, Oliver, Lee and Alicia all sat down
at the head table with George and Angelina. After many speeches and toasts, and just a bit more
drinking than was necessary the reception got underway. With in the first hour the friends were out on
the dance floor having the time of their lives.
Harry didn't have to avoid Ginny at this wedding and the two of them danced together for the whole
night. Ron and Hermione weren't as excited about dancing, instead they spent the night talking to
various relatives and generally being social. Every once in a while Hermione would notice something
about the wedding and say something to the effect of, "oh wouldn't that be nice at our wedding."
Bill and Fleur constantly had a group of people around them, and Mrs. Weasley was usually there,
giving Fleur advice on child rearing. At times Fleur looked as if she was enjoying all the attention, and
at other times she seemed to want to disappear.
Angelina and George were the center of attention for the whole night. They were constantly surrounded
by an ever changing crowd of well wishers and friends.
It was nearly 11 o'clock before the party started to break up. Kingsley had spent a few hours at the
reception before leaving; he had wished the new couple happiness and love and then said that he had to
get back to the ministry to continue the long process of cleaning up after Voldemort. But at 11 the other
guests had started to leave. First to go were the distant cousins, then Bill and Fleur left, both obviously
exhausted from the attention. After that everybody started to leave at once so that with in the hour the
only ones left were the Weasleys, Harry and Hermione included and the Johnsons.
George and Angelina were about to leave for their honeymoon, which was being taken in Italy. "Be
careful," was Mrs. Weasley's good bye, "and no pranks while you're there. I don't want to be reading
about the Vatican in a giant soap bubble."
"Mum, we wouldn't think of doing that," said George, feigning being insulted, "so thanks for the idea."
And with that, he and Angelina were gone.
Mrs. Weasley stood there for a second; just staring at the spot that George and Angelina had
disappeared from. After a few minutes Ginny put her hand on her mother's arm and said, "Mum, don't
worry, I'm sure they wouldn't encase the Vatican in a giant soap bubble. The Vatican is right in the
middle of Rome, all the Muggles would see."
Mrs. Weasley let out a slight laugh, the first sound she had made in almost 5 minutes. "Isn't it a bit odd
to think that the only thing keeping George from encasing the Vatican in a soap bubble is that Muggles
would see?"
"Yeah mum, it is a bit odd," said Ginny. She knew that wasn't what was bothering her mother though.
"Yeah," said Mrs. Weasley, "but then again, George and Fred always did know how to stop their pranks
just short of getting into serious trouble." It was now that Ginny understood what was really bothering
her mother.
"Mum, he's not over Fred's death, none of us are," Ginny said softly as she rubbed her mother's back.
"But he is happy, and he is working though the pain and loss. Don't worry; he didn't marry Angelina
because he thought it would help him get over Fred."
"How do you know?" Mrs. Weasley sobbed.
"Because I asked him," said Ginny, when he first got here I took him aside and talked to him because I
was thinking the same things you are." Ginny was trying to comfort her mother, but she really had
taken George aside and talked to him.