Date: 15 August 2005
Characters: Ron, Bill, Percy, Fred and George Weasley; Roger Davies, Terry Boot and Wayne Hopkins
Location: Socks
Status: Private
Summary: Three nights before the wedding, best man Ron hosts a stag party for Percy.
Completion: Incomplete
Considering that Percy was the one getting married, not him, Ron was incredibly nervous. Being a best man was turning out to be even more nerve-wracking than he'd thought when he agreed to stand up for Percy. He'd managed to get himself a new set of dress robes without too much trauma, but now things were coming down to the crunch. Hosting the stag party was one of the two important jobs of the best man, and Ron didn't want to bollocks it up. He wanted everyone to have an enjoyable time, even the groom. He'd invited only a handful of blokes, just his brothers and a few of Percy's friends, though he thought Terry Boot was probably more Morag's friend than Percy's; they probably knew each other professionally from the Ministry, but Terry had been one of Morag's classmates in Ravenclaw.
Dobby was thrilled to be feeding Mister Wheezy (as he still called Ron) and his brothers and friends, and when Ron arrived at Socks at quarter past seven, the house elves had decked out one of the private rooms with banners that read "Happy wedding to Mr. Wheezy's brother!" Rolling his eyes, Ron took out his wand and charmed the banners so they read, "Enjoy yourself while you stil can, Percy..." Of course Ron was taking the mickey out of his brother, who was obviously head over heels in love with his fiancée -- he hoped Percy realised that too. Ron hadn't heard back from Harry, which meant his best mate hadn't returned yet from India. Nor had he heard from Charlie, but he wasn't too surprised; he figured Charlie still wasn't ready to make up with Percy. So the group would be just Percy, Ron, Bill, the twins, Roger, Terry and Wayne.
The table was set for eight, and Ron gave a thumbs-up as Dobby instructed two other house elves who would be helping serve the dinner party. That done, he leaned against a table along the far wall and waited for the guests to arrive.