Drabble - The Biggest Wedding of the Year
Title: The Biggest Wedding of the Year
Words: 620
Rating: PG
Characters: Rita Skeeter, Harry, Ginny, various others
Summary: Harry and Ginny hit the headlines in Rita’s latest article.
Author's Note: Several people asked me to write this as a companion piece to the Witch Weekly cover art I did for takingitinturns earlier this year. So, I've finally done it and here it is! Thank you again to the wonderful Kathy!
THE BIGGEST WEDDING OF THE YEAR
POTTER'S SECRET MARRIAGE EXPOSED
The truth is out! Everyone’s favorite bachelor, Harry Potter, has turned from hunky Deputy Head Auror to husband, writes Rita Skeeter. Our very own wizarding hero, has once again shocked the wizarding world with his unforeseen marriage to Hollyhead Harpies lead Chaser, Ginevra ‘Ginny’ Weasley! The couple, notorious for having eluded reporters in the past, wed last Sunday afternoon at the Bride’s childhood home in the small village of Ottery St. Catchpole.
Potter, who for three years since his fundamental role in the Battle of Hogwarts has evaded the charms of many an adoring witch, has instead remained strangely devoted to the young Miss Weasley, famed for her fiery temper on pitch and off! Of course, there is no questioning Miss Weasley beauty and her large following of adoring fans, but is she really ‘the one’ for the most famous wizard in Britain?
Lavender Brown, who went to school with both Potter and Weasley shed some light on the couples past. “I suppose you could say that they’ve been together since Ginny was fifteen,” she told me, “he kissed her right in the middle of Gryffindor common room in sixth year! We were all really shocked!” Another mutual friend of the couple, Seamus Finnigan, added, “there were understandably many things that kept them apart during that one terrible year, but after…. there was no stopping them! I’m actually surprised it’s taken them this long to tie the knot!”
However, Potter was by no means Weasley’s first love! From her time at Hogwarts Ginny had a string of unsuccessful relationships, two of Potter’s good friends Neville Longbottom and Dean Thomas among them. Surprisingly, both are said to have attended the wedding. Yet another blast from the past came in the form of Potter's old flame, the power hungry, Muggle-born Hermione Granger, who acted as Maid of Honour. Shocking to say the least, we can only guess what Granger's motives were in befriending the bride...
The wedding itself allegedly took place inside a large white marquee, magically enchanted to accommodate the wide array of Potter and Weasley’s guests. Eyewitnesses reported an influx of movement in the area on the day of the wedding and several Ministry officials were brought in to deal with a number of Muggles that were found wandering around in a neighboring field, completely confounded by a particularly strong Muggle-Repelling charm that had been cast.
There is no doubt in the minds of the witches of Brittan that any wedding of Mr Potter would be one worth attending even if it was Miss Weasley that donned the white gown. “Of course it was fabulous!” I was told by Weasley’s great Aunt, who was more than happy to tell me about the grand ceremony, “Harry looked beyond handsome and my niece, well, I suppose she has a certain charm… even if she was showing a little too much skin for my taste!” She carried on to say, “I can’t be telling you too much about it, Rita, dear, but let’s just say it won’t be a wedding I’ll soon be forgetting!”
Through a helpful source at the Ministry, I am able to confirm that the newly married Mr and Mrs Potter left the country early yesterday morning via portkey. The destination of their honeymoon, however, could not be disclosed and neither Potter nor his bride was available for comment. It seems the duo has once again escaped without so much as a whisper, but the truth is this - Miss Weasley, the fiery Harpies chaser, at the young age of 20 has beaten off all the others and secured her place by Potter’s side. So all that remains to be said is the question hanging on everyone’s lips - will it last?
Words: 620
Rating: PG
Characters: Rita Skeeter, Harry, Ginny, various others
Summary: Harry and Ginny hit the headlines in Rita’s latest article.
Author's Note: Several people asked me to write this as a companion piece to the Witch Weekly cover art I did for takingitinturns earlier this year. So, I've finally done it and here it is! Thank you again to the wonderful Kathy!
THE BIGGEST WEDDING OF THE YEAR
POTTER'S SECRET MARRIAGE EXPOSED
The truth is out! Everyone’s favorite bachelor, Harry Potter, has turned from hunky Deputy Head Auror to husband, writes Rita Skeeter. Our very own wizarding hero, has once again shocked the wizarding world with his unforeseen marriage to Hollyhead Harpies lead Chaser, Ginevra ‘Ginny’ Weasley! The couple, notorious for having eluded reporters in the past, wed last Sunday afternoon at the Bride’s childhood home in the small village of Ottery St. Catchpole.
Potter, who for three years since his fundamental role in the Battle of Hogwarts has evaded the charms of many an adoring witch, has instead remained strangely devoted to the young Miss Weasley, famed for her fiery temper on pitch and off! Of course, there is no questioning Miss Weasley beauty and her large following of adoring fans, but is she really ‘the one’ for the most famous wizard in Britain?
Lavender Brown, who went to school with both Potter and Weasley shed some light on the couples past. “I suppose you could say that they’ve been together since Ginny was fifteen,” she told me, “he kissed her right in the middle of Gryffindor common room in sixth year! We were all really shocked!” Another mutual friend of the couple, Seamus Finnigan, added, “there were understandably many things that kept them apart during that one terrible year, but after…. there was no stopping them! I’m actually surprised it’s taken them this long to tie the knot!”
However, Potter was by no means Weasley’s first love! From her time at Hogwarts Ginny had a string of unsuccessful relationships, two of Potter’s good friends Neville Longbottom and Dean Thomas among them. Surprisingly, both are said to have attended the wedding. Yet another blast from the past came in the form of Potter's old flame, the power hungry, Muggle-born Hermione Granger, who acted as Maid of Honour. Shocking to say the least, we can only guess what Granger's motives were in befriending the bride...
The wedding itself allegedly took place inside a large white marquee, magically enchanted to accommodate the wide array of Potter and Weasley’s guests. Eyewitnesses reported an influx of movement in the area on the day of the wedding and several Ministry officials were brought in to deal with a number of Muggles that were found wandering around in a neighboring field, completely confounded by a particularly strong Muggle-Repelling charm that had been cast.
There is no doubt in the minds of the witches of Brittan that any wedding of Mr Potter would be one worth attending even if it was Miss Weasley that donned the white gown. “Of course it was fabulous!” I was told by Weasley’s great Aunt, who was more than happy to tell me about the grand ceremony, “Harry looked beyond handsome and my niece, well, I suppose she has a certain charm… even if she was showing a little too much skin for my taste!” She carried on to say, “I can’t be telling you too much about it, Rita, dear, but let’s just say it won’t be a wedding I’ll soon be forgetting!”
Through a helpful source at the Ministry, I am able to confirm that the newly married Mr and Mrs Potter left the country early yesterday morning via portkey. The destination of their honeymoon, however, could not be disclosed and neither Potter nor his bride was available for comment. It seems the duo has once again escaped without so much as a whisper, but the truth is this - Miss Weasley, the fiery Harpies chaser, at the young age of 20 has beaten off all the others and secured her place by Potter’s side. So all that remains to be said is the question hanging on everyone’s lips - will it last?