How It Started

Chapter 43 - Fred Weasley

I cracked my neck twisting it in circles as I sat up in bed. A lot had been going on over the past couple of weeks, but today was about one thing and one thing only.... Bill and Fleurs wedding. Mum was over the moon when they announced the engagement and was even more thrilled when dad suggested they have the wedding at our house.

Our new house that was, the burrow had been rebuild easy enough with a team of people, it was odd to looked at the house and from the outside see the image of a house you once new and grew up in, but the inside to be different and cold. Mum had tried her best to fill the house with objects such as clocks and ceramic ornaments in order to try to create the perfect homey feel, although I still felt like something big was missing.

With frequents letters from Selina, it was my understanding that Harry had began to experience vivid and alarming visions in which he sees what Voldemort is doing, through the eyes and ears of Voldemort's himself.

At first the group had thought nothing of it that was until Harry had witnesses Voldemort interrogating a wand maker, trying to find out how to defeat Potter. That was the tipping point and Harry, Vesper, Selina, Ron, and Hermione had assemble the books and tools necessary to embark on the quest that Dumbledore had left for us. But first we all had a wedding to attend.

Mum had insisted that we wake up early the morning of the wedding in order to get things ready, Harry, Hermione, Vesper and Selina had stayed the night at the burrow although Harry stayed in Ron's room while the rest bunked in with Ginny.

It appeared I was the first person to awake as I walked into the kitchen. I played with the tie on my dress shirt as I poured myself a glass of water.

"Need help with that?" I spun around to see Selina, she was wearing a simple black dress covered with tiny detailed flowers, she looked beautiful. Although there was something different about her, I glanced down realising it was her height, she was wearing small black heels, making her taller than her usual five foot four. She walked over to me and started adjusting and tying the tie.
"There you go done" she said releasing the tie
"What would I ever do with out you?" I asked laughing. She wrapped her arms around my neck and pulled me into a kiss.

"Mornin" I jumped started by the sudden voice, George was leaning against the sink sipping a cup of what smelt like coffee, he laughed, he was so quiet I didn't even here him enter the kitchen.

"Hi George nice shirt, I'll see you around Freddie, I'm supposed to be helping Fleur get ready wish me luck she seems to be a little angry to say the least" Selina said, slightly going red as she exiting the room. I glared at Fred, which caused him to laugh even harder.

"Good luck" George and I said in unison, a usual occurrence I had to admit.

The morning was full of tasks that kept us busy, there was always something that needed to be done, the first task I was required to complete was the assembling of the tent. With the help of others and of course our wands we lifted the tent and pinned in into place. Next were the decorations and bring in of tables, it was a process but in the end looked not too shabby.

The entrance to the marquee revealed rows and rows of fragile golden chairs set on either side of a long purple carpet. The supporting poles were entwined with white and gold flowers. George and I had fastened an enormous bunch of golden balloons over the exact point where Bill and Fleur would shortly become husband and wife, it was beautiful to say at the least.

We had finished just in time as the some of the guests started arriving, it was nice to know that even in the dark times we were living in people still had hope, and were happy to come to a wedding to celebrate.

It wasn't long until all the guest had arrived and had made their way into the seating formation for the ceremony. As I brushed myself off for one final time I couldn't help but over hear mum and Ron's conversation

"I just think they've hurried into this engagement, that's all!" Mums hushed voice had said
"They've known each other a year." Ron pointed out
"Well, that's not very long! I know why it's happened, of course. It's all this uncertainty with You-Know-Who coming back, people think they might be dead tomorrow, so they're rushing all sorts of decisions they'd normally take time over. It was the same last time he was powerful, people eloping left, right, and centre" mum had said in return

I thought she was excited about it, I guess our mother had turned out to be quite the actor.

Despite that I took my position as one of Bills grooms men. The ceremony itself was beautiful and I for one was happy they got married, even if it was rushed like our mother had previously said. I didn't remember much of the ceremony in terms of the vows but was glad when they started walking back down the aisle, my feet were starting to hurt.

"Who's ready to party?" An all too enthusiastic Father of mine said. That wasn't like his usual self and I wondered if he had been drinking, maybe not, come to think of it I had been with him all day so I would of seen him.

Surprisingly he received a loud cheers of people, and with a flick of his wand he turned the music up. The tent was transformed into a dance floor, with still enough tables to sit down and have your dinner.

I walked up to Selina who seemed to be having a very hushed conversation with Harry, I tapped or shoulder and he jumped spinning around. 

"Everything ok?" I inquired, there was a long silence as Harry's eyes flicked from Lina to the floor multiple times, he never made eye contact with me.

"Uh yes, yes, want to dance?" She said changing the subject, I thought it was odd to say the least.

Even so we started dancing.