#mischief managed

mischief managed, otherwise anyone can read it

childhood best friends, george weasley and astoria granger were a tag team, thick as thieves and the best pranksters of gryffindor house (george's brother fred also part of the duo of course, making it a trio). george and astoria both met when they were eleven years old and boarding the hogwarts express for the first time. of course, astoria didn't just meet george on the hogwarts express, she also met his twin brother fred and their older brother percy weasley. however, it was quite obvious, even then, that astoria wasn't the biggest fan of percy weasley.

so, the majority of the pranks that astoria pulled during her first two years at hogwarts were directed at the older weasley brother percy. he absolutely despised astoria's jokes that she played on him but couldn't do anything because the twins, george specifically, would always take the blame off of astoria and say it was their idea. and even though percy hated to admit it, later on in life after they had all left hogwarts, he did admit he believed fred and george when they said that astoria's pranks on him were them instead of her.

and it was during the times that george (and fred) continously took the blame for astoria's pranks on percy and everyone else that astoria started to feel differently towards george then she did to fred. it was like whenever she tried to speak to george, she'd get all giddy and excited. i mean, she had always felt like this because she and george were best friends but, this was different again. 

because, all of a sudden, it felt like she was starting to suddenly get excited knowing that on certain days during the school term that they'd be in the same class together and she would look forward to it. she refused to play any practical jokes on george when fred begged her to because he was bored and didn't want to get yelled at by astoria's sister, hermione, again for using an under-aged first year witch or wizard  from gryffindor house. 

and it wasn't just astoria that was feeling these same different feelings, george was feeling them as well. he too would get overly excited knowing that he and astoria had quite a few classes together during the school term and he'd be eagerly waiting in excitement. he would constantly talk about astoria to fred, their friend lee jordan, his brother ron, ron's friends harry and hermione (astoria's younger sister), his sister ginny, his parents. he'd talk to anyone and everyone about astoria. he could never get sick of talking about her to anyone and even then, he still didn't think that astoria thought the same about him and, what do you know, astoria didn't think that george thought the same about her. 

so, one thing that was obvious to everyone else but astoria and george was that they both liked each other romantically. and whilst the two best friends tried to deny it, it seemed as if this one night, they could no longer deny it any longer. not after the best friends learnt that in their sixth year (their siblings' fourth year) the annual yule ball was to be held. all due to the triwizard tournament making a return after centuries of it being cancelled. and it was during the christmas week that the yule ball would be occuring and it was required that the students take dates of the opposite sex with them so, what did george do?

 he, of course, decided to ask astoria to go to the ball with him after he successfully saw his twin brother fred ask out angelina jones during a study session in the great hall. which, of course, annoyed the hell out of ron because he was still refusing to realise that hermione, his best friend, was not only a girl but should have been his first choice and not the last. after helping hermione get through that, astoria gave herself a reminder to scold ronald for that stupid mistake now that viktor krum, one of the triwizard champions, had succeeded in asking her to the yule ball and not as a last resort like ron had done during the study session. 

but, the best part of the yule ball was that the whole school got to dress up in their best dress robes and just let their hair down and just dance and have fun. and to try their best to not worry about exams or the constant fear due to the four champions of the triwizard tournament. harry, a fourth year who was fourteen, had his name pulled out the goblet of fire which forced him to compete. even though it was illegal and had not been done by harry himself, he had no choice but to comply with the rules of the tournament. so, it was lovely, for once, to see everyone out of their regular school uniform or their typical casual attire they wore.

yule ball

due to the yule ball being a ball it meant that the dress code was very fancy which meant dress robes and the very best dress robes were to be worn. so, astoria wore a beautiful white dress that was floor-length that was low in the back and was very tight-fitting whilst george wore a black coat and tie tux dress robes. 

astoria couldn't have been more excited since she never thought that in any of her seven years at hogwarts would they get the opportunity to host one let alone two other wizarding schools in europe. so, it was for sure a moment of her hogwarts schooling for astoria and it was the same for her sister, hermione and the rest of the staff of hogwarts. and, in astoria's mind, she was kind of excited that george had actually asked her as his date because, whilst she clearly didn't do it often, she did love a moment to dress up lavishly and actually have a fun night at school during the christmas break. 

astoria could also be seen as looking excited for the yule ball as fred and lee jordan helped each other to get dressed in their dress robes. george clipped in his cufflinks as he didn't shy away from the mirror in front of him as he and lee waited in the gryffindor common room as they waited for their dates to come out from their dorms. giving himself a small smile, he stepped back slightly, turned a little to the right and cocking his head slightly to the side, seeming impressed at how good he looked. 

"woof woof, georgie, you look good!" lee commented, before a wolf whistle followed afterwards, making both of the men giggle, fred walking in at the sound of the chuckles

"thanks, lee!" george bit his lip as he couldn't hide the picture in his head of what astoria was going to look like in her floor-length dress, with all her makeup and hair done. it made butterflies flutter in his stomach and his cheeks blush a light pink whenever he thought of it 

"wow, you really do clean up well, georgie," fred compliments as george chuckles shyly as he straightens himself straight again as he gave a head nod to his twin who also looked rather dashing in his dress robes 

"thank you, freddie, you look nice too...now, i'm just wondering what astoria looks like..." he shyly trailed off as lee and fred smiled at each other before small gasps left their mouths, noticing that she was standing right behind george, the two boys noticing the girl in the mirror 

astoria was smiling softly as she waited for george to take a second look at himself in the mirror to then notice her. astoria's white floor length dress was velvet, halter neck, low back with a slit that showed off the entirety of her right leg, whilst the left leg was completely covered. her hair was in soft curls which were then brought up into a high ponytail which, when astoria turned to look at herself in the mirror, had revealed to the now three teenagers (george had finally caught eyes with her) the backless detail of the white velvet halter dress. and she was wearing silver heels that weren't too flashy but did have a couple of lines of sparkling jewel detailing around the toe area. 

george was taken aback, as were fred and lee, for it was the first time they had ever really seen astoria (and everyone else) in anything that wasn't their school uniform or the casual jeans and sweater that they'd wear during the weekends. astoria was smiling shyly as she placed her hands behind her back, lightly resting on her bum as she waited for one of the guys to say something, anything. yet, it seemed as if they couldn't because they were too enthralled by how gorgeous she looked, they were distracted. however, george could finally say something, albeit he did stutter through the entire thing. 

"you...you look...you look stunning stori. wow...i...yeah, you look gorgeous!" george spoke shyly as he stammered which made astoria smile brighter as a small giggle left her lips

 fred and lee once again indulging in the fact that astoria always managed to make george a stammering and nervous wreck that reduced his confidence completely as they continued to look at george look at astoria as though she was his whole world.

"aw...thank you georgie. you...you look very lovely as well. well, now that all of us girls are ready, are we all good to now make our way to the great hall? i think the champions and their dates are the first to dance and, i know i'd love to see the look on ronald's face when he sees hermione walking alongside viktor krum, don't you?" astoria chuckled cheekily, still enraged over ron's stupidity over refusing to ask hermione as first choice to the yule ball which made george, lee and fred giggle too (angelina and lee's date also giggled)

the group all agreed with astoria and decided that it was now the right time to head down to the great hall since they were no longer waiting for anyone else in their group to get ready. making their way down out of the common room and then down to the great hall was magical it seemed. it had been beautifully decorated not just for christmas but for the yule ball as well. the enchantments were gorgeous, the candles were gorgeous, everything was decorated in the way it should have been. however, as the group made it down the staircase leading into the great hall, they quickly met up with harry, ron and the patil twins. as the girls (angelina, lee's date, astoria, padma and pavarti) all conversed, it was obvious the way george's eyes danced at astoria's right leg which was very much exposed from the slit but was shown even more so by the way she stood as she spoke with angelina and the patil twins, lee's date was just contently listening. 

"cat got your tongue, georgie?" fred teased, noticing that his brother had been staring at astoria's right leg, which was of course on full display 

"shut up, fred," george whispered with a shy smile before noticing that fred was no longer paying attention to him, striking up conversation with lee again, he looked back down at her leg

george's twin was very quick to call out his younger brother at his behaviour. but of course, once the teenager had finished blushing, alongside astoria, that didn't stop him from his eyesight going back down just for one last look. before he looked back up to see hermione, astoria's younger sister making her own descent down the stairs and smiling at how gorgeous the younger granger sister looked. 

george smiled at the way astoria immediately rushed over to her sister and gushed at how gorgeous she had looked in her pink frock and her beautiful hairstyle. it was the joy and care that astoria had for everybody that george loved so much about her. no matter who it was, even the slytherin's, astoria always cared about everyone and she always tried to be as joyful as she could. always celebrating those who deserved to be celebrated and always congratulating those who did something as simple as learning a new spell or getting a passing grade on their assignment. 

it had gotten to the time of the yule ball where the four triwizard champions and their dates would lead the waltz that everyone had been spending the last couple of weeks learning since it was a tradition. so, all the other students that weren't the four champions and their dates all crowded around the dance floor and waited for the four champions (viktor krum & hermione granger, fleur delacour & roger davis, cedric diggory & cho chang and harry potter & parvati patil) lead themselves onto the dance floor. 

and let's just say, it really threw ron off his rocker to see hermione look so gorgeous that he refused to admit it was hermione. to the point that when his date, padma patil, asked her if it was hermione he replied with "no, it can't be!" even though he knew it was her, he was just arrogant maybe. but it totally made astoria giggle and feel slightly better that he was now getting his just deserts for not asking hermione as his date, not because she wanted him to be punished but because astoria wanted ron to realise just how much he truly loved her.

after the four champions and their dates had led the first dance, other students and staff members joined in, including george & astoria, lee and his date and fred & angelina. but, in all truthfullness, george was barely paying any attention to the dance steps because he was way too focused on astoria and just how good she looked. it was after the group was all knackered after they had started the mosh pit during the weird sisters' performance when astoria had realised that for the last good few minutes, maybe even longer, george had been staring at her with his mouth slightly open and eyes that looked like he had just truly fell in love. 

"...close your mouth weasley, don't want you catching any flies," astoria smiles softly, her pointer finger barely grazing her best friend's chin before pushing it upwards, to close george's mouth as he smiled, pulling her in for a hug as the girl smiled and accepted it straight away

this was what george thought was the moment in which he had fallen head over heels in love with his best friend but, it was actually the moment after. the moment in which they heard screaming and arguing of their younger siblings, ron and hermione, and astoria's immediate response to rush over and handle it. to console and comfort her little sister hermione as well as apologise to harry who did not deserve to be yelled at to go back to bed by hermione like ron deserved to.

thankfully, harry accepted astoria's apology, which was meant to be hermione's, and wished the two girls a good night's sleep as he did turn himself in for the night. even though he didn't need to even after being wrongfully yelled at by hermione, he still did. george then watched as hermione, with astoria's help, threw her heels off, rubbed her aching feet and curled up against her sister as she cried.

feeling awful for the argument she had with ron and inadvertently, harry. also crying to her sister about how she wished she hadn't yelled at harry and that he didn't deserve her anger which astoria smiled at. caressing her sister's face, astoria curled a piece of escaped hair behind hermione's ear and explained that harry forgave her from the apology she had given on hermione's behalf. 

"...it's okay mione, don't get too upset over this. everything will sort itself out, whether it's by the end of this year or fifth year. the reason why ronald is acting like this isn't because he's purposefully being mean or rude...he's just...simply not realising his feelings for you are more than friendly or he's just trying to ignore them because he doesn't think that you could ever like him back like that in the way he thinks viktor likes you..." that last sentence almost came out sour as astoria finally remembered how old viktor was in comparrison to her fifteen year old sister

"...besides...a similar thing is happening between me and george...i have the fattest crush on him and literally could have screamed the entire castle down when george asked me to be his date tonight. but, honestly, i don't even think he has the same feelings as i do but, at this point, i'm just grateful that he's my best friend. and that he's stuck by me for so long since first year just like you, ronald and harry have. and i guess that's why i'm not too worried if george doesn't like me any further than that because i'd rather keep him as my best friend if i can't have anything romantic with him because then, my life would truly be boring if i didn't have george in my life..." astoria trailed off, knowing full well that george wasn't not listening to the conversation

"...so...mione, for now, just be glad that not only do you have harry as a best friend but ronald as well. sure, he can be a little thick but, you guys have to remember, you're so young. you guys are fourteen you guys are so young and have got so much time to figure out your love life and what crush is more than just a crush and when it isn't," astoria smiled, her hand cupping her younger sister's as hermione smiled and nodded her head

"but, in all seriousness hermione jean, i have full belief that one day, you and ron will be together because you guys are soulmates. and...truthfully...even though i've yelled at ronald more times than i can count throughout this year, i still wouldn't want any other boy marrying you..." astoria had the perfect way to comfort everyone and it never mattered if it was her sister like right now, any of the weasley's, harry or even a first-year that was crying

and, it was obvious that this was the moment that george fell head over heels in love with his best friend but, what really sold it to him was what he heard hermione's response to her sister was after she had thanked her for comforting her...

"...i mean, truthfully, speaking of you and george, tori, i wouldn't want any other boy marrying you either..." although the granger sisters were giggling, it was obvious that they didn't want their sister to marry anyone else other than the two weasley's (george and ronald)

even though george knew it wasn't okay to eavesdrop other people's conversations, he couldn't help himself. it was as though whenever astoria comforted someone that george was being pulled by astoria to listen to her. if there was any true moment that had george falling in love with astoria, it was this moment right here. during the yule ball during the triwizard tournament in their sixth year at hogwarts.

first date

after the yule ball, george couldn't help himself but tell astoria how he really felt about her the very next day. he couldn't explain it to anyone why it had taken him this long but, he was overjoyed when he told her and she reciprocated his feelings.

although, the confidence he usually possesses failed due to how nervous he got around astoria, she didn't care that he felt the way he did. it gave her some relief to know that he wasn't just a ball of confidence and slight arrogance, he had feelings. 

however, he eventually managed to get past the stammering mess he had become and asked if he could also take astoria out on a 'romantic' date. the friends had been on many dates before back home at the burrow during the holidays that hadn't been spent at hogwarts or hogsmeade during school. but, they had been what they called 'best friend dates' where they didn't do anything other than play magical games and watched movies. however, no matter how many times they tried to convince the family and their friends, no one believed them when they said nothing romantic during those dates had happened. 

for their first romantic date, george wanted it to be memorable, of course he did, he was that type of person. anything he did with astoria, he made unforgettable, even if it sometimes went a little awry due to spells going wrong or other things. however, during those moments, george and astoria always took photos, george with his wizard camera and astoria with her muggle polaroid. the photos safetly in a little scrapbook that hermione had gifted her older sister. until george and astoria decided to make another one for their relationship now they were boyfriend and girlfriend.

 so whilst george and astoria couldn't remember every little thing, they would always have those magical photos that moved and the photos that were taken on the muggle polaroid to remember them by. george always made sure that they brought both cameras with them so they always had memories of the date they went on. even though george didn't remember everything else, he never needed a magical or muggle camera since he always seemed to memorise everything about astoria. even the little things like what she was wearing, the perfume she sprayed, to the way she styled her hair. george was never one to forget anything when it came to his best friend turned lover.

dressed in an off-the-shoulder maxi dress, her dirty blonde hair curled in a half-up-half-down style that was held by a white bow at the base of her head with white converse high tops, astoria couldn't hide the smile on her face when george dragged her into hogsmeade. he then excitedly dragged the both of them into madam puddifoots cafe. in a pair of george's best jeans and a button-down shirt, george couldn't hide the butterflies in his tummy as he held onto astoria's hand as they walked into the cafe whilst they stopped occasionally to take photos of each other with astoria's muggle polaroid and george's magic camera. 

it was on this date that george knew he couldn't wait a moment later before he kissed her on the lips. in all honesty, that was something he wanted to do back at the yule ball when they went as each other's dates but, he, unfortunately, didn't do it because being around so many people and on hogwarts grounds slightly scared him. the more stricter teachers would not have found the weasley and granger kissing apporpriate at all but, because they were now at madam puddifoots in hogsmeade, away from teachers and other students, he decided now was the perfect time to kiss astoria. 

however, that didn't stop his mind though from spinning in imagination as many a scenario would play out in george's head as to how, when, where and all the other bits and bobs of kissing astoria and what it would be like. however, at this moment right here, in madam puddifoot's cafe, where there were only a small handful of other couples walking and sitting and eating food together, george knew he could do it and get away with it for he knew he wouldn't get in trouble by one of his hogwarts professors if they did see it. 

carefully moving a piece of hair that was covering astoria's forehead, "would it be absolutely ludicrous right now if i just kissed you, stori?" george smiled with confidence as astoria smiled brightly, biting her lip slightly 

"not at all, georgie, not ludicrous at all," she smiled, her heart racing as butterflies flew all over her body as the excitement truly started, her breathing becoming heavy and slightly loud

the two inched closer and closer together before george took control, his hand resting against astoria's chin. his elbow resting on the table that separated them, slightly lifting it up as he then moved his mouth closer to hers as much as he could without the table getting in the way before his lips then encapsulated hers. it was like their bodies (even with the table in the middle of them) moulded together whilst they kissed and, it felt like it was perfect in that they were truly made to fit each other and be each other's soulmates or twin flames. 

pulling back, the two sixteen-year-old sixth years started giggling, "that was bloody amazing!" george whispered as astoria couldn't have agreed more as she nodded her head

moving out of her seat and next to george, she huffed out, "it really was...wow...can we do that again?" she was breathless with the biggest smile she had ever smiled as george happily nodded again as they kissed again and, this time, it was a lot more passionate 

who knew that finally, the older granger and weasley would be caught making out in madam puddifoot's cafe for their first date? clearly, the two were wrong in thinking that the golden trio didn't sneak out underneath the invisibility cloak to spy on them. the golden trio actually nearly gave themselves away when hermione had accidentally mistepped on ron's foot, causing ron to nearly shriek out in pain before either harry or hermione silenced him with their hand over his mouth. yeah, having to explain that once george and astoria found out was not the easiest conversation they've had...

proposal

george and astoria continued dating throughout the rest of their sixth year and into their seventh year before both twins, fred and george decided to drop out to continue their weasley wizard wheezes joke shop whilst astoria stayed to finish her final year at hogwarts before she'd then join the twins at the joke shop. 

the joke shop that the twins were able to start in the first place due to harry giving them his winnings from the triwizard tournament after he had won the last task. as well as evidently the whole tournament after cedric had died at little hangleton graveyard after lord voldemort indeed returned. killing cedric, whom according to the dark wizard was the spare, the tournament had finally become dangerous and came to its end. the fact it wasn't stopped earlier after allowing a fourteen year old to compete still blew astoria's mind but she was just glad it was over. if they had cancelled the tournament, they could have just allowed the beauxbatons and durmstrang students to stay for an exchange year rather than risking the lives of students.

anyway, that was years ago now and it wasn't until after the golden trio's final year at hogwarts that the battle of hogwarts/second wizarding war had claimed the lives of many. lord voldemort's most importantly as well as innocent ones like george's own twin brother fred, tonks, remus lupin, professor snape and lavender brown to name a few. that afterwards george had come out of his grief slump and decided it was time for him to propose to astoria and marry her after almost essentially ignoring her not on purpose but because of his grief.

during george's planning of how he was going to propose to astoria, he had to be smart. in her seventh year, hermione had erased the memory of her and astoria's parents, having them immigrate to australia for their safety due to being muggles. and due to that, george couldn't just travel to australia and ask them to marry their daughter since they now had no recollection of who either of their daughters were.

so, instead, george asked astoria's only other relative which was hermione. and, one of astoria's dreams as a kid whilst being a witch and able to go to hogwarts was to ultimately get married to the love of her life and build a family and a life with them for the rest of her life. astoria had always dreamt of getting proposed to in front of her close group of friends which included the weasley family (now including percy as well since he had now left the ministry), the golden trio, the silver trio (luna, neville and ginny), lee jordan and some of astoria's friends. 

and, this was something that george knew all too well as did hermione so, with hermione's help, george made up a plan to get all of their friends and family together, to dress up fancy similar to how they did for the yule ball back in their sixth, fourth and third years. so, after astoria had given out that information about her dream proposal, that was when george and hermione went to work to plan it out to a perfect tee...and they did. 

george proposed to astoria at what he advertised as a hogwarts reunion for their friendship groups which had people who were three years younger then them to the golden trio's year all for the purpose of the engagement of george and astoria. so, whilst it was "advertised" to everyone else as a regular catch up party with the yule ball-like dress code, it quickly turned into a celebration for george and astoria's engagement party. and that was because that's what it was because the second everyone arrived, mr and mrs weasley were going to begin what would be george's proposal to astoria.

*

astoria was dressed up from head to toe, all for what she thought was a regular catch up with her school friends. astoria was wearing a similar dress to the one she wore in her sixth year at the yule ball but this time it was in red with some sparkly heels. her hair curled with her nails in a gel x set done by herself. george, also dressed up lavishly in some nice dress pants, a buttoned-down shirt with his sleeves rolled up. a few buttons of his shirt left open and his gorgeous ginger hair nicely styled with some nice shiny dress shoes.

the couple then made their way back to the burrow for the party, which they had used an enchanment to make it bigger so everyone in attendance could comfortably fit, the emerald engagement ring sitting in a red velvet box that sat in george's back pant pocket. 

smiling and giving hugs to everyone who made it to the party, astoria couldn't hide away her smile at the sudden joy after all the war and devastation that had happened and, it seemed as if george couldn't either considering what he was minutes away from doing. then, with a small moment of eye contact with her son, molly weasley got her cue to tap her champagne flute to catch everyone's attention. 

as soon as molly got everyone's attention, george & astoria, moved to the front where molly had just silently exited as astoria gave her boyfriend a strange look. taking a deep breath in, george smiled shyly as astoria couldn't seem to figure out her boyfriend and why he was suddenly acting so strange. 

"astoria, we've been best friends since that first day on platform 9¾ when we were eleven years old and waiting to go on the hogwarts express for the first time. ever since i could remember, we were jokesters but, never ever did that mean we'd play jokes on each other. no, we knew there was a line...an unspoken line that we knew wasn't to be crossed and that was pranking each other. that, of course, didn't apply to the rest of our family however but, that's a different conversation for another day..." george paused which caused some laughter as astoria watched on in awe as she couldn't tear her eyes away from her boyfriend 

"...however, in saying all of that, you were so much more than just pranks and being troublemakers. there was always more to you than just telling jokes and getting into trouble and it was during those moments where i started to notice similar things about myself too. of course, i love pranks and making people laugh but, i think my love and admiration for you trumped everything else..." astoria had never seen a gentler expression on her face like she was now and it not only confused her but it made her heart sing

"...you were the girl that was so loving and helpful to everyone else within the school, even if they didn't deserve it or they were someone that had previously wronged you. you were the girl that took time out of her own schedule if it was a school day, to console that first-year student that was being tortured by umbridge in our seventh-year before fred and i left..." george trailed off again as his face became shaky as tears welled in his eyes as astoria's eyes filled with worry

"...but, most importantly, you were the girl that saved so many lives and consoled those who knew they weren't going to make it but wanted someone's hand to hold and their tears to be wiped away. for them to be cuddled as they slipped away as peacefully as they could in their final moments. you were the girl that not only saved my life after losing my twin but you also saved the rest of my family after fred's death..." astoria couldn't believe what george was revealing to all these people whom they dearly loved as he continued

"...you didn't just take time out of the days following the war to console me, you took time to comfort and console my entire family. charlie, you helped comfort him by notifying him immediately and picking him up from hogsmeade. bill & fleur, you constantly visited shell cottage and brought them ready made meals that just needed to be heated up. percy, you constantly reminded him that it wasn't his fault that fred died, you made him see sense and reminded him that he had penelope and a loving family who were just grateful that he got to come home even though we still hadn't fully forgiven him at the time..." all of astoria's friends watched as george continued his speech about how lovely and helpful of a person she was and it was the sweetest thing they'd ever seen

"...ron...you...you sat with him as he screamed and tore his room to shreds and you just sat in silence as you allowed him to vent his frustrations, helping him through his grief everyday for months. ginny...you knew how exhausted she was and knew her breaking points better than any of us did. you'd sleep with her in the nights that she'd cry, even cradeling her in your lap when she was inconsolable and the rest of us were useless in helping her. and...you also helped harry and hermione with their grief after the war but, you also did so much more for us before the war started and since it's end. however, you have consoled me in ways that i never thought were possible. i thought straight after fred died that i'd never be able to smile again and that i'd never be able to joke again..." george really was on the verge of tears and it still frightened astoria since it was rare for george to be upset these days

"...but...because of you, i have been able to smile and joke again, astoria. i...i love you so much more than i can ever say or articulate and i cannot believe how fun it's been to be your best friend and boyfriend. but, there's just one last thing i want you to be and that's my wife, how does mrs weasley sound to you?" he smiled shakily as he finally bent down to his knee, the red velvet box opening to reveal the beautiful emerald ring

and, obviously, astoria was at a loss for words whilst everyone around her was cheering in excitement, "what...georgie...who...who did you even ask? hermione and i's parents are in australia...their memory charm was never...who..."

"...who do you think i asked, stori? did you seriously just forget about your sister?" george whispered as it never occured to astoria that george would even think to ask hermione for her permission

"you...you asked my sister's permission, georgie?" astoria squealed as tears rose in her eyes as george relaxed and smiled, nodding his hand as everyone waited patiently

"of course i did, stori. who else would i have asked? i know i can't ask your bloody parents since they'd have no bloody clue who you are anymore and i wouldn't ask my parents if i could marry you. so, i asked hermione and, truthfully, she was delighted when i asked her and didn't even hesitate and i hadn't even finished the sentence. she just heard me say the words marriage, proposal and permission and said yes straight away..." george chuckled tearfully as astoria giggled tearfully but still hadn't said yes so, george reminded her lovingly 

"...you have to say yes, stori!" george chuckled, his body now shaking since he had been on one knee for a little bit longer than he had expected to be as astoria giggled in apology 

"yes! oh my gosh, yes, george! of course i'll marry you!" astoria chuckled as she then went to kneel down, grabbing george's head and smashed her lips onto his 

she then grabbed the ring out of the box and helped george to place it on her ring finger. placing it on her finger as it shined ethereally in the sun that had now started to set. the now engaged couple rose from the ground as everyone started to explode in joyful praise. 

after the engagement, the party partied for a few more hours until the engaged couple turned themselves into george's room in the burrow and just curled up and celebrated together and silently. after making a cute little controlled fire in the corner of the room, george and astoria sat together, astoria on george's lap as they just talked with each other in hushed whispers as the rest of the party had retired back inside. the ones that were staying in the burrow (hermione and harry) going back into their rooms and falling asleep and didn't want to disturb them. 

"...i love you so much, georgie!" astoria whispered as she cuddled into her fiancé as they held hands as george smiled tearfully the biggest grin he had ever smiled, not just since the battle but ever

"i love you too, stori!" george whispered back, a small sniffle heard next as he chuckled at how emotional he had gotten, after promising he wouldn't even though he knew he would because of what he would include in his speech

"this ring is gorgeous, george. you didn't need to buy it, i would have happily flexed a paper ring or even a muggle ring pop. who helped you buy it? or did you get it yourself?" astoria couldn't take her eyes off of the emerald engagement ring that was now resting on her ring finger that was the exact engagement ring she had dreamt of being proposed to with as george smiled, a small giggle leaving his throat

"after i asked hermione for her permission to marry you, she gave me some money and showed me a polaroid of the dream emerald you had shown her one day back in her third year of what you wanted if you were to ever get married whether or not it was to me and said buy this one. i'd also marry you with a paper ring or a muggle ring pop but, i knew it had to be this ring because it's what you deserve and one you've always wanted," george smiled, his eyes sparkling as astoria was in shock, softly pulling her fiancé in for a hug 

"mione did that for me? for us? she legitmately gave you some of her galleons? like, maybe up to a thousand of them and found that polaroid of this exact emerald ring and bought it for me as an engagement ring? and i never thought i could love my little sister more than anything in this world... we're actually going to get married, georgie! i...i can't believe it!" astoria's voice fell down to a whisper as she shook her head in disbelief 

"i know. i said the same thing, i was shocked too but, mione was adament that i accept the money and buy the ring. and it is actually happening my love, we're gonna get married!" george whispered back as he wiped a tear away with his pyjama sleeve as he gave his fiancée a kiss on the nose, making her giggle 

then, after another five minutes of the couple having some quiet time, and had a quick chat about planning the wedding, they decided to join the siblings (excluding charlie and percy who were exhausted and asleep and obviously mr and mrs weasley who were also asleep) for a sweet little movie night that had nearly all the couples (so bill & fleur, george & astoria, ron & hermione and harry & ginny) because they were all in relationships now in the lounge room alongside luna and neville who were not in a relationship together but had been invited for the movie night.

after the movies (yes, they watched more than one movie) everyone else apart from ron, hermione, luna, ginny and fleur went back up to sleep when the newly engaged couple spoke up about who should be in their wedding party. with the group that was still awake, they came to the conclusion that everyone that was watching the movies with them so, bill & fleur, ron & hermione, harry & ginny and neville & luna would be in the wedding party. but, specifically, hermione would be maid of honour and ron would be best man with the others the bridesmaids and groomsmen. arthur would walk astoria down the aisle because obviously as mentioned earlier, mr and mrs granger no longer had any recollection of being parents to astoria and hermione. and later figured out the ring bearer and flower girl. 

wedding

astoria felt as if she was having a fever dream. she had found it hard to believe that right now, she was staring back at herself in her dream wedding dress, hair done, makeup done, high heels on and was just about to have a first look with her bridal party. 

taking a deep breath in, astoria fought so hard to keep her tears at bay as she stepped out into the staircase that the bridal party were waiting with their eyes closed for her. even though she wasn't facing her bridesmaids and maid of honour, she just knew they'd fully freak out so, she waited for as long as she could before turned herself around and getting the girls to open their eyes. however, the girls were getting very impatient and finally, astoria decided to just turn herself around and get the girls to open their eyes. 

"...okay, i'm gonna stop being so mean. you girls can open your eyes now!" astoria giggled softly as the muggle wedding photographer took photos and the wizard videographer filmed as the girls then turned around 

as though it was in slow motion, the reactions from ginny, luna, fleur, hermione and angelica were probably the sweetest and best reactions anyone could have wished for during a first look. immediately, the girls rushed over to the bride and hugged her. of course, they then complimented her and told her just how gorgeous she looked. astoria then turned herself around with the help of fleur and showed them the back of her dress which was open back with pearl beading that had been continued from the front of it. 

"this dress is gorgeous, tori. where did you find it?" angelica gushed, her hands only now leaving her mouth as astoria smiled and then turned to her sister-in-law fleur 

"isn't it just, angelica? and, i wish i knew but, i have to say ask fleur since it was actually her that found it and bought it for me. so, again, thank you so much fleur for finding my absolute dream wedding dress!" astoria gushed as fleur smiled modestly, not wanting to be the centre of attention on the wedding day of her sister-in-law

"don't do that, astoria! but thank you if you really must!" fleur smiled softly as the girls giggled, hermione and ginny both beaming at their sister and sister-in-law and her beauty 

the bridal party then led the way to the chapel where george and astoria would wed in so they could do the procession into the wedding. 

waiting at the backdoor of the chapel that then led into one of the prettiest wedding venues ever seen, astoria was patient and didn't seem to be as anxious as she thought she'd be. after the first look she had with her bridal party, she refused to see anyone else beforehand, fearing that it would throw her off and make her panic. she hadn't even done a first look with george like they originally planned on doing, deciding that it would be best to just do one with the bridal party. astoria was patiently waiting for arthur, george's dad and her soon-to-be father-in-law who would walk her down the aisle. 

speaking of arthur, he had now come up behind astoria, a soft touch to her exposed back, letting her know that he was there and ready to walk her down the aisle. turning around with a shy smile on her face, it shocked her a little to see arthur's prideful look that shone in his eyes. it was obvious at how happy arthur was to have astoria not only marry into the family but also marrying george. it wasn't a secret at how much arthur and molly, but especially arthur, always loved astoria like his own daughter. so, it was an honour for arthur to be given the job of walking her down the aisle to george. 

"hey, astoria. you ready?" arthur whispered as he looked in awe of his soon-to-be daughter-in-law, his smile wide and eyes sparkling in joy 

"hey, arthur. yeah, i am ready!" astoria's smile grew tenfold as she saw her father-in-law to be as the man who'd lead her down the aisle to her husband

"well then, let's go, shall we?" arthur spoke with a smile that made all of his wrinkles ultra defined as astoria nodded her head, immediately grabbing his hand as he then tucked it in between the both of them, his other hand over the top of the encapsulated hands 

with the doors opened the processional music as a piano version of beethoven crossed with elvis' i can't help falling in love heard loud and clear as arthur weasley and astoria started their walk down the aisle. keeping her eyes ahead of her, she never could have missed the looks of everyone around her as they all looked at the eldest granger girl in all her wedding day glory. 

whilst she thought it would happen, it did still shock her to see george crying as he waited ever so patiently at the altar with ron, his best man, right next to him. the biggest smile overtaking his face. the rest of the groomsmen were smiling as well, the bridesmaids were too, hermione though was fighting back tears at how gorgeous her older sister was. 

as they finally reached the end of the aisle, george and ron right in front of them, arthur gave his daughter-in-law to be the sweetest forehead kiss before a small "congratulations and please take care of each other," was whispered when astoria was finally given away to her husband. looking at each other in excitement and quite honestly, astoundment, kingsley shacklebolt who was the officant, had seated everyone in their seats so he could start the ceremony. 

"welcome to all family and friends, loved ones and ones that were found at the steps of hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardy *giggles*. we are all gathered here today to celebrate the union of george weasley and astoria granger. all of us are here to support this commitment of love and to share the joy of the life of george and astoria as they choose to spend their lives together in holy matrimony." kingsley introduced, everyone back in their seats and listening intently 

"george and astoria, your marriage will be a lifelong promise to love, respect, trust and honour one another through the good, the bad, the unexpected and the expected. this union represents your commitment to support one another as individual persons but share your joys, sorrows, trials, tribulations and dreams as one. a strong bond works in unison not only to nurture the best parts of your personalities but to understand each other's differences and flaws, not that you two really have any *giggles*. you are commiting to learn how to grow alongside each other whilst remembering to keep an open mind throughout your journey together." 

"today, you gain an equal partner that will be your confidant, your defender, your protector and your motivator through every aspiration, goal and success. you will celebrate each accomplishment, provide peace through every setback and most importantly, give love in life's both big and little moments." 

"you two are creating a new home together, where love, trust and loyalty are the foundations. no matter what the future throws your way, rely on those foundations and you shall only see your bond grow stronger and your souls grow even wiser because with you two put together, you're already so wise." 

"marriage is not easy, trust me, i mean it but, from what i've seen in you two from when you first started dating to how you guys acted in the war, i know your relationship will be an example for all the other couples here, whether they are already married or new couples. you two show care, compassion, empathy, you trust one another, but most importantly, you two never stopped being each other's best friend." 

"now, george and astoria, please join hands and face each other," chuckling and momentarily closing his eyes, george grabbed astoria's hands and faced each other, opening his eyes instantly, "george, do you take astoria to be your wife?" 

"i do," he smiled, softly biting his lip as he caressed astoria's hand to calm himself down

"astoria, do you take george to be your husband?" 

"i do," astoria hadn't ever been so sure of anything other than when she first joined dumbledore's army as she smiled, nodding eagerly 

"the couple will now do their personal vows," kingsley announced, george unlatching his hands from astoria's to quickly wipe away the sweat off his hands, astoria giggling slightly before holding them tightly again - george had memorised his vows 

"astoria elouise granger," he giggled as a tear fell from his cheek before he had even started as astoria smiled lovingly, her head slightly tilted

"you were my first ever best friend that wasn't my twin brother fred or the rest of my siblings and we did everything together the second we crossed paths on the hogwarts express. you, me and fred were the pranksters of gryffindor house and quite frankly, the whole of hogwarts. which meant that a lot of people found us annoying, didn't like us or only liked us for our humour..." george joked, everyone invited to the wedding liked george and astoria for more than just their humour

"however, whilst you were just as much of a prankster as i was, you never let that ruin or take time away from your academics. because, of course, like your sister after you, you are the brighest witch of our year level, just like your sister being the brighest witch of her age." george managed to compose himself and continued

"i think i had always loved you, from that first day we made eye contact to the moment i actually put my big boy pants on and told you in sixth year but, it wasn't until christmas during the yule ball, seeing you in your gorgeous white halter neck dress that you wore that i really realised what all those feelings that i'd had about you were..." george trailed off with a shy look as giggles filled the chapel

"...it all of a sudden made sense, the reason why i was so awkward and shy around you was because you always rendered me shy and speechless in situations where i'd usually always have something to say. which would then cause fred or lee to tease me but it was usually fred that did the teasing whenever i became tongue tied in front of you..." choking back a sob, george took a deep breath as his eyes momentarily moved to see everyone listening intently and continued

"...we told each other everyday we loved each other if we were going to circle back to that comment i made at the beginning. even when we were pranking everyone around us, there was never a moment we didn't say those three words to one another. however, there was a line in the sand that we never crossed when it came to pranks and that was pranking each other. and it's a line we still don't cross all these years later and i think it's because of the mutual respect we have for each other, coming from that very first day we met," george smiled at his soon to be wife as she smiled back

"now i understand why our families loved to tease us so much over our friendship throughout the years. it definitely started as a friendship when we were eleven, twelve and thirteen but, once we reached fourteen, fifteen, sixteen and beyond, it was more than just a friendship but an unspoken promise to one another that there wasn't other people we were searching for. the yule ball was a very pivotal moment in our relationship, but not because of the dress you wore which everyone knew just how much i loved but because of what happened after..." george again trailed off as his hands became sweaty again

"...you comforted your sister because of a silly argument she had had with ron and harry. which we won't go into detail but, then it clicked in my head, whilst i love it when you dress up and feel gorgeous in what you're wearing, that's not important to me. it's never been about what you're wearing to me, astoria, of course, you always look beautiful in anything you wear but especially this dress but, none of that matters..." george was becoming passionate and it reminded astoria of what made her fall in love with him in the first place

"...it didn't matter if you were dressed up or if you were in your school uniform or in jeans and a sweater or your pyjamas with your hair frizzy and messy. all that matters is that i love you all of the time, whether we are fully in love or whether we're having a silly little argument. you are my entire constellation astoria. if i thought eleven year old george couldn't live without you, he must have been insane because he was not prepared for twenty-one year old george who can barely function like a normal person without you near me. you still love me even when i'm ignoring fred's bedroom because i just wish and wish that ignoring his empty bedroom is going to take away the fact that he isn't going to come back when it isn't. you still love me when i don't even feel the same way about myself..." george was completely in love with astoria and it was now on show for everyone to see and they couldn't help but smile

"...you still love me when i feel like there's nothing else left of me to be loved. you help me stay on my own two feet and i can only wish that i can say i do the same and i wish i could do the same for you. because i really do love you astoria and i want you to know that i promise every single day that i'll love you until i can't anymore," he concludes with a gentle wipe of his cheeks of the tears he shed as a small kiss was placed on astoria's palm

astoria was usually a tough cookie, however, now she was scared because how on earth could she follow up and top her husband's vows to the point that everything she thought she had memorised was now gone out of her brain with a small "poof" sound effect. noticing the fearful look in her eyes, george chuckled softly, providing her with another kiss to calm her down. 

"you're seriously asking me to follow that? how am i going to top my husband? why am i so crap at rock, paper, scissors?" everyone collapsed into laughter after that as everyone could see how worried savannah was as she then truly started her vows. 

"mischief managed, just two little words that i heard more times than i wish i could explain. it was fred and george's little thing that one day i stumbled in on one day after i noticed what the twins had stolen from filch's office. at first i thought it was just a stupid piece of parchment that they were practicing hexes and charms on. boy was i wrong though..." giggles fill the chapel as astoria looks lovingly at her soon to be husband

"...it was a beautiful map made up of the entire school and everyone inside of the school was captured in this map and the incantation to hide it from others was mischief managed. and really, that was something that george was not, he was full of mischief that was never managed, even at the best of times. but i think that was what i loved the most about him from the very beginning. he didn't take himself too seriously and he allowed himself to be funny when everyone else refused to be. however, there was a memory i have where his mischief was managed and it showed me that george was more than just a prankster..."

"...it was our seventh year, umbridge was the defense against the dark arts teacher and, we all know how awful that time was..." astoria paused as george tightened his grip as astoria made him relax

"...i had just been tortured by her in her office, i remember it like it was yesterday because i still have the scars to prove it on my hand to this very day and i think everyone who faced her does too. i was in so much pain and i didn't even know what i was doing wrong. i was passing every single class, including dada even though umbridge's way of teaching was way less than satisfactory, i still managed to get into trouble with her. causing myself into a detention that i still to this day think i didn't deserve. anyway, i went to the detention and had to write lines and lines that said one simple but hurtful word..." astoria felt her lips tremble as she held herself together as george held her hand tighter

"...i don't think it will take anyone here too long to figure out what the word was but it was mudblood. and the only reason why she gave me a detention was because of the fact that i am a mudblood as is hermione, my sister. after the detention, because of how much my hand hurt, i didn't want to spend any time with george or fred. i just wanted to go up to bed because i wanted to cry and go to sleep. but, george didn't let me do that, he forced me to stay awake in the common room and persisted for me to show him my hand. he knew something terrible had to have happened in that pink office that bothered me because it was the first time george had seen me in so much pain..." astoria breathed deeply before continuing as she smiled at george

"...so, i showed him and obviously, he was furious. he hated what that witch had done to my hand when i had done nothing wrong but was punished for my status as a witch. i had never seen george be so angry before but it reminded me that he wasn't just a prankster. another memory i have of george and i together was actually in our second year at hogwarts and it was christmas time. we had been pleading and pleading both parents to let us stay for the christmas holidays because all of our friends were and we wanted to experience christmas at hogwarts..." giggles suddenly came from around the room, including astoria and george

"...reluctantly, molly and arthur along with my parents agreed and neither of us went home on the hogwarts express for christmas that year. i had never been so excited to wake up christmas morning at hogwarts and celebrate with fred, george, lee and the rest of our friend group. however, i had never expected to be gifted a present by george. and because i never expected a present, i never had one let alone got one for him. he asked about it on christmas but i said it was still on it's way via owl post and it was just taking a while because it was a little bit big...well, sorry babe but, i just said that because i was panicking and i had never prepared myself for the possibility of you getting me a christmas present that year..." astoria giggled with an apologetic look on her face as george shook his head and giggled

"...there have been so many ways in which george has come to my rescue, whether it was in seventh year with the pink witch, the war or even our first year when i was getting bullied for my hair and intelligence. causing me to be constantly asked why i was in gryffindor and not ravenclaw if i was a smartypants. i think there was a reason why i was put in gryffindor and every single year i proved to everyone why i was sorted into gryffindor..." everyone cheered which made george and astoria giggle as she continued

"...george, you ground me in ways i can never articulate properly. you keep my head above water, you give me permission to be scared when we're in our own privacy and you allow me to be a geek and have my head in the clouds when it comes to the silliest things whether it's in the muggle or wizarding world. you provide me with a flashlight when i can't see two feet in front of me, i can only try with every ounce of my being to do what you've always provided for me since childhood, despite the fact you have also gone through unimaginable things that are not fair. i promise to guide you through the rest of our lives together. i promise to care for you every single day, through your laughter, pranks, tantrums, headaches and tears," astoria smiled as she then came to the end of her vows which were the most powerful part of the entire speech

"george fabian weasley, i will always and i mean always love you just as i did on that first day when i was the small, bushy, frizzy dirty blonde haired girl with the pigtails at platform 9¾ waiting to start our hogwarts journey where mischief has definitely been managed,"after wiping away some tears, astoria and george giggled and held hands again 

ted tonks, harry's godson and the son of remus and tonks lupin, walked down the aisle with the two wedding rings. after giving uncle george and aunty astoria hugs, he walked back to his seat in the front row after getting a wink from harry and sat next to molly. 

"your rings represent this promise to one another. the never ending circle is a symbol of an infinite, unbreakable love." kingsley began, a small smile on his lips. "george, take this ring and place it on astoria's finger and repeat after me, astoria, i give you this ring as a symbol of the promise i made to you today," grabbing astoria's hand, george effortlessly slid the wedding ring onto her finger 

"astoria, i give you this ring as a symbol of the promise i made to you today." he smiled brightly as astoria smiled back at him 

"astoria, take this ring and place it on george's finger and repeat after me, george, i give you this ring as a symbol of the promise i made to you today," her smaller hand grasped the larger one of george's as she effortlessly slid his wedding ring onto his finger 

"george, i give you this ring as a symbol of the promise i made to you today," astoria smiled as she then squeezed his fingers before grabbing a hold of his hands normally 

"having pledged your love and promise to one another today in front of all your friends and family, by the power vested in me and the ministry of magic, i now pronounce you husband and wife. weasley, give your wife a goddamn kiss!" kingsley exclaimed, stepping out of the way for the wizard videographer and the muggle photographer so they could film and take photos 

this was when george decided to surprise everyone and astoria. with one hand on her waist and the other on her back, he pulled his wife closer as they attached their lips he then bent down to kiss her even deeper. squealing, astoria held george as tightly as she had ever held him. 

"george fabian weasley!" astoria squealed into the kiss and everyone giggled at the usage of george's full name as astoria was inches away from the ground before being brought back up to continue the kiss 

the now-married couple after having their first kiss as mr and mrs weasley, smiled into the kiss as they head kingsley announce:

"congratulations guys! friends and family, distinguished guests, it is my absolute honour to introduce to you, mr and mrs weasley!" followed by an uproarious applause which alerted the couple to move out of the extremely long kiss, fingers interwoven as the couple waved to the crowd before strutting down the aisle hand in hand 

later in the night duirng the reception, hermione, the maid of honour and ron, the best man, got everyone's attentions for the speeches. it had been clear that throughout the wedding, hermione and ron had gotten emotional and cried a couple times throughout the ceremony so, it was now their turn to make george and astoria cry for a little bit of payback.

"okay, i know ron and i promised the married couple that we'd save our real speeches for afterwards back at the burrow but, just for a little bit of payback for making us cry, we decided we'd say our real speeches now and say the fake ones later," hermione announces which makes everyone giggle, hermione had really thrown away her rulebook now, george shying away into his wife's shoulder as she giggled, patting her husband's hair lovingly as ron grabbed the microphone 

"okay, for those who don't know, i am ron,  the best man and also the younger brother of george. so, obviously, because of that fact, i have a wealth of knowledge and dirt on george that i could just expose to you all right now but, i think that will be sprinkled throughout the fake speech back at home at the burrow *giggles*. ever since i could remember, along with fred, george was a bloody menace to all of the siblings but most especially to myself and ginny. but i won't talk about the menacing things he did because amongst those pranks he played, he was also a protective older brother that always made sure i was okay, that i was happy and that i kept a smile on my face." ron smiles at his brother as george smiles back, intently listening 

 "throughout my schooling at hogwarts, alongside mione and harry, i always looked up to both george and astoria. they were always just so cool and i always wanted to be in their friend group and be in their year level because they were two years above me. however, i learnt quickly that i didn't need to be in my brother's friend group because i had my little perfect one with harry, mione and the others that filtered through like neville, ginny, luna, dean, seamus and others. when it came to i'd say the last few years of hogwarts after fourth year, it started to become quite scary and serious. it was no longer that lighthearted stuff that first, second and third year brought, even though we did still do some shocking things in our first three years *giggles*. " ron chuckled as everyone nodded their heads in agreement

"it was in these final years that i finally understood why george and astoria especially would get so protective over not just me but over hermione, ginny and harry, that is when they weren't setting umbridge on fire or planning out a new sweet or product for weasley's wizard wheezes. they wanted to keep us safe and sheltered for as long as they could but, once fifth year came around, things were no longer safe due to umbridge and many other factors that followed in the next two years to come. in the war in harry, mione and i's seventh year, we lost many that we loved, including our dear brother fred..." ron's voice almost faltered but he didn't let it as he took in a breath and continued as george and astoria watched

"...however, we didn't let that weigh us down even though it very easily could have done. if it wasn't for you astoria, i seriously think not just me, but everyone else here in this lovely hall would imagine seeing george smiling, happy and laughing again. astoria has always made it her mission to care for anyone and everyone. i mean, i saw it first hand back in fourth year when i was arrogant and really stupid. i had picked a fight with my now girlfriend, hermione, and used her as a last resort as my yule date ball when i really shouldn't have done that. and it was astoria and watching the way she nurtured and consoled her sister that showed me that astoria was an angel and i shouldn't have picked such a stupid arguement with hermione..." ron smiled, turning his head to look at hermione as they shared a smile, as did george and astoria

"...the reason why i'm mentioning these stories that involve me, hermione, harry and our friends is because it was all of these moments where astoria and george helped us that inspired me and helped me change from the person i used to be to the person i am now. and it was all because of the ways in which these two wonderful people were doing it. they were showing the example of how a relationship and friendship should be. arrogance and stupidity is not welcome in a relationship if it means you're always picking fights and fighting with one another because you didn't invite your significant other as your date for a silly little ball that you didn't even end up enjoying. all because you went with someone who wasn't the person who you originally wanted to invite but was too stubborn to change it. so, honestly, astoria and george, i'd just like to say thank you for being a perfect example of a wonderful relationship that wasn't mum and dads *giggles*. i genuinely love the both of you, ria and george, with all my heart and i just wish the best and for you guys to have the happiest marriage ever because it's so obvious at how much you love each other so, let's raise a toast to the ones we all love most. i know i should techncially welcome you into our family ria but, you've always been welcome into the family since the beginning. to mr and mrs weasley!" 

ron finished his speech and the hall roared with cheers and applause, astoria moved away from george and walked over to give ron a hug. george also stood up and gave a hug to ron before they decided to stay standing for hermione's speech who now had been given the microphone. 

"hello everyone, friends, family and distinguished guests." hermione smiled lovingly as astoria couldn't help the giggle as she shook her head at her younger sister's eloquence

"my name is hermione, i am astoria's maid of honour and her younger sister. like ron and george, there is a two year age gap between astoria and me which i know shocked a lot of people when i eventually came to hogwarts. only for the reason being people thought astoria and i were identical twins because of how much we look alike," everyone giggles as hermione smiles brightly and looks directly at her sister and new brother in law

"similar to what ron said, i was originally going to say my fake speech here and then this one back at the burrow but, as payback, my goal is to really make astoria and george cry. just like ron, growing up with astoria as an older sister was the normal dymanic of an older sister and younger sister. we had our moments where we'd fight but, the thing was, our arguements and fights were never as grand or exciting as the ones that the weasley siblings had because as children, astoria wasn't actually the prankster that she was after she had met the weasley twins..." hermione smiled as astoria shook her head, everyone looking shocked

 "...as a kid, astoria was actually really really shy and reserved as a kid. she was quiet, she was still kind and courteous of everyone around her but she always knew that she wasn't normal like our parents and our muggle friends. around three years before she got her hogwarts letter, i started noticing some really weird things that astoria was doing that no one else around us was doing..." astoria's eyes widened, she couldn't believe hermione was revealing what she was about to reveal

"...first of all, she was reading some real ancient books that were as big as her face *giggles*, she was muttering to herself at night and i would hear it because even before hogwarts and having to share the same common area, astoria and i shared a bedroom and she'd be doing things that i couldn't explain. and when i'd worryingly question mum and dad that ri may be unwell *giggles* they told me to ignore it but i could tell they too were worried because they would constantly be on edge..." hermione laughs with a bittersweet undertone and astoria knows why, she misses their parents and astoria understood because she did too

 "...then, one night, when astoria was out with her muggle friends just after she had recieved her letter when she was eleven, making me nine, i decided to snoop around to see why she was acting so strange. that was when i noticed a book called a history of magic by a lady called bathilda bagshot and it suddenly dawned on me that the magic that i imagined and was always told wasn't real actually was real and like astoria, i wasn't going crazy. after i then read astoria's acceptance letter to hogwarts, that was when i only hoped that just like my older sister, i too was a witch and would be able to study at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardy. it was then that i became a maniac and decided that i wanted to know every little thing about hogwarts and it's history so i did..." sounding a little bit embarrassed revealing that, everyone smiled lovingly at hermione, astoria's a look she'd always given as hermione continued

 "...skipping quite a few years ahead, both of us in hogwarts, i was in my fourth year and astoria in her sixth. i had been stressing about harry since he had just been manipulated to compete in the triwizard tournament when one night, it was at least three in the morning after ron and myself were helping harry with one of the clues. astoria had waltzed in to the library where i was nearly falling asleep on one of the desks with a whole mini library of books stacked in my arms..." hermione trailed off as astoria smiled sweetly, remembering exactly where her sister's story was leading as everyone listened intently 

"...and, immediately, astoria noticed what was wrong. she could tell i was distressed and exhausted and she refused to watch me in that state. grabbing the books out of my grip, she put them back in their respectful shelves and then she sat down with me and asked me with care, the same care she's always had, and asked me what i was worried about," hermione smiled as she remembered the memory

"then, of course, i told her what was wrong and what i was worried about and, she agreed and said what was happening wasn't fair but, that's just how it was happening and all we could do was just to help harry and we did. after that, astoria walked me back to our common room and she stayed with me for the rest of the night because she knew there was no way that i'd be able to fall asleep on my own. so, in the commonroom, not even going up to our dorms, she sat the both of us down on one of the couches and she cuddled me as i then fell asleep an hour later. brushing her fingers through my hair, she calmed me down and took care of me in the same way she would do at home when we were kids, blind to the fact we were a few fleeting years from joining this world..." hermione couldn't stop smiling talking about her sister on any regular day but especially today on the day of her sister's wedding

"...astoria is truly the best older sister i could have ever wished for. she came on the run with me, harry and ron during our seventh year and made sure to keep all of us safe whilst we were hunting the horcruxes. george, is the best guy that i could have ever wanted to marry my older sister. i remember yet again, in my fourth year, at christmas during the yule ball. we were getting ready together. i mean, i was helping her get ready since i refused to get dressed with astoria, angelica and lee jordan's date in the room because i was so nervous as to what she would have thought about my dress," the younger granger chuckled as she now realised just how silly she was to worry over that at fourteen

 "...however, the moment i came down those stairs and she smiled and rushed straight over to me, i realised just how stupid i was to doubt myself in front of my sister. i mean, astoria was wearing a gorgeous white halter neck dress with a slit whilst i wore a pink shiffon-like dress. however, the biggest memory i have of that night was when me and ron had an arguement. i could tell it was going to cause attention because i knew my older sister would be listening. whilst she comforted me, i remember exactly what she said as she reassured me that even though she had yelled at ron more times that year than any other, she still wouldn't want any other boy marrying me," she giggled as astoria smiled, nodding her head in memory of that conversation as george smiled

"but what i remember the most is what i said after that. in that moment as you held me as i cried, catching george as he watched, i noticed that it was that moment he had fallen in love with you. i could tell the moment that really sold it for him was when he overhead me say that i wouldn't want any other boy marrying you either. and, truthfully, i still stand by that because george is the best husband and brother in law in the world and i can tell he'll never let you down," hermione smiled as she looked lovingly at the both of them as they looked at her

"george, although my parents and your in-laws have no idea you exist. just like your family has always welcomed astoria and i into your family, you've been welcomed into our family since the beginning as well. so, there isn't any reason why we need to welcome you into ours when you've been part of it from the beginning. to mr and mrs weasley, please, never keep the mischief managed for those that wish for it and for those that deserve a little mischief!" ending her toast with a joke, hermione smiled with joy as she raised her glass as astoria and george enveloped their sister and sister-in-law in for a hug 

after ron and hermione, mr and mrs arthur and molly weasley said a speech as mother and father of the groom when it had suddenly come time for george and astoria's first dance. introductions were made and george's lead to the dance floor meant that it was truly time for the couple to shine and show their dance moves. whilst they weren't as exquiste as mr and mrs weasley's dance moves at bill and fleur's wedding, they were still beautiful and the way they danced so in sync with one another and were so light and delicate was the cause for a lot of applause and cheers. the husband and wife gently swayed back and forth for around half the song before the song suddenly cut, george had spun astoria away from him and the bridal party had joined in for a surprise flash-mob. with costume changes from the ceremony dresses to short frilly mini dresses, the wedding party really brought out the party for the wedding reception. 

hours later, the wedding was finished and the new mr and mrs weasley sat on the floor of their bedroom they were in a year ago after the proposal when tears streamed down george's cheeks. 

tears of joy, george rested his head on his wife's shoulder, "thank you for giving me a reason to be happy again and everything that i could have ever possibly needed," he sniffled softly, his tears now longer easy to control as astoria rubbed her husband's back, soothing him and his emotions 

"thank you for giving me the permission to do so," astoria responded back as she softly kissed the head of ginger hair that covered george's head and face 

"i love you, mrs weasley, for today and forever," he tearfully and tiredly murmured into his wife's silk pyjama spaghetti strap - the only other noises being the already asleep wedding party on the floor below the couple on the bed 

"and i, you, mr weasley, for today and forever," astoria spoke lovingly as the couple then fell asleep as they dreamt about their love for each other and their future children 

pregnancy

the weasley's hadn't even been married for a full year (ten months to be exact) before they actively started to try for a baby. after being told by both a healer and a muggle doctor that she couldn't give birth and being misdiagnosed with a few different illnesses, astoria fought herself daily as to whether or not she wanted to try for a baby after everything she had gone through with all the misdiagnoses. so, when astoria alongside her sisters, hermione and ginny, took a pregnancy test at bill and fleur's house at shell cottage, her eyes lit up in excitement at the findings of her being pregnant with her and george's first baby. hermione and ginny had to fight off squealing their lungs dry considering the shell cottage toilets weren't charmed to be soundproof this time, unfortunately, not that they were sure there was a spell for that anyway. they had all known how worried astoria was about the possibility of now being able to fulfil george's biggest dream of being a father but, now, it seemed as if she was going to get that dream! 

rushing back out of the bathroom, to avoid suspicion from her other sister-in-law, fleur who was home, the three girls went back to the loungeroom and entertained victoire, their niece, bill and fleur's little girl. when, as a split decision, astoria thought to just chuck the positive pregnancy test hurling towards the back of george's head since he too was present and mucking around with little victoire. 

looking over at ginny and hermione, the older girl smirked, just hoping her husband would get it. and, he did? or maybe he was just slightly grossed out that an already used positive pregnancy stick had just been lobbed at his head like a quaffle...wait. his eyes flickered back to the test to see that it had two lines, placing victoire down on the enchanted play mat in front of him, he noticed that the two lines meant that it was positive. meaning that the person who threw this to the back of his head was pregnant and, the only person he knew that was always throwing things at the back of his head was his wife...no way! 

"astoria, are you serious?" a whispered voice rang out from the floor which caught fleur's attention from the kitchen to the young married couple, astoria moving over to her husband on the floor where hermione, ginny and now fleur had joined standing up 

it seemed as if fleur had caught on to george's revelation and what had been thrown at him but she just waited for astoria confirmation or even george's revelation to let out her squeal and congratulations. 

"you're...you're pregnant, stori?" george choked out after astoria had responded originally as she then nodded her head, george almost collapsing before he stood up and pulled his wife into his arms for a hug whilst little victoire rolled around on her enchanted playmat in a complete ignorant bliss to what was going on around her  

"surprise georgie!" astoria whispered as she rubbed her husband's back, comforting him as he cried softly into her shoulder 

after the couple had pulled out of the hug, they were pulled into another one as the weasley's shouted their congratulations but, not for long before bill had walked into the house slightly confused. 

"...why is everyone screaming and crying, who died?" 

"astoria's pregnant!" 

"say what now and i'm the last one to be informed?! astoria, my darling, congratulations!" 

throughout the entire pregnancy, george refused to take his eyes away from his wife, even if it was for just a millisecond. he'd get a weird feeling in the pit of his stomach and his wand-dominant hand which caused him to give himself whiplash due to him constantly throwing his head and back out into the direction of his wife to make sure she was still safe even though there was no longer any threat of dark forces anymore. whilst he still worked at weasley & weasley joke shop, george made sure that he took the required days off to take care of astoria and also took to reading some baby books and parent books so he would be well-informed. 

whilst george was already protective over his wife, he did tone it down throughout the second half of the second trimester because he knew it would become too overwhelming for astoria if her personal space wasn't respected. he remembered the day he became protective over his pregnant wife and twins. it was after the weasley's had gone in for an ultrasound and to hear the heartbeat of their twins as the weeks beforehand, they had found out they were having fraternal twins, one boy and one girl. at the ultrasound of hearing their twins' heartbeat, it reduced george to tears instantly, more than hearing his twins were a girl and a boy did. and that was when he vowed to himself and astoria that he'd do everything and anything to keep the three of them safe for as long as he could. 

so, during an unsually quiet day at weasley & weasley, whilst stocking shelves with her wand, an underage wizard had wandered in and didn't realise that astoria was pregnant and accidentally bumped into her. thankfully, astoria didn't lose her balance and immdediately accpeted the apology of the suddenly frightened eleven-year-old wizard before george could even open his mouth let alone yell at the kid. george calmed down and refrained from yelling at the kid because he realised that it was purely accidental and the kid had never intended to bump into astoria. that however was the last time it had happened and after that, it seemed as if everything was going swimmingly for the pregnancy until the day that astoria went into labour. 

another thing that curbed george's protectiveness was when the twins first kicked. it of course shocked astoria as she wasn't expecting it, especially when the both of them had decided to visit the burrow for a weekend and at dinner with the rest of the family. however, she knew she couldn't let her husband leave the table for more food without him feeling his twins kick. 

"ah!" astoria squealed, placing her fork down and trying to keep her voice low as george stiffened beside his wife as he lowered himself back down to his seat as she calmed down, everyone's conversations starting again

whilst everyone was knee deep in their dinner conversations, that was when astoria reached for her husband's hand, placing it on the spot of her heavily pregnant belly which the twins had just previously kicked at. 

smiliar to his wife, george jerked upwards slightly, his hand moving away from his wife's pregnant belly as his eyes lit up, "did the weasley twins just kick?" george whispered softly, as not to disturb the conversations as astoria nodded her head 

"mhm! they're both very strong kickers, unlike their daddy!" astoria whispered jokingly, causing george to carefully shove his wife as they chuckled softly 

ron smiled from in front of them, for he had seen the entire conversation from the beginning since his own wife, hermione was conversing with her sister-in-law, ginny. it warmed his heart at seeing his older brother and sister-in-law get excited over their twins kicking. making ron remember his own memories of when he asked his mum if he could feel her pregnant belly when she was pregnant with ginny even though he was so young. 

when astoria's due date came closer and started to become anxiety-incuding for the entire family, the weeks leading up, they closed weasley & weasley for a week whilst the weasley's took time off their own jobs to take care of the new to-be parents back at st mungo's hospital. 

the day that astoria went into labour, she was thankfully already on her way to st mungo's, right alongside george as they walked into the doors of the hospital when her contractions started. in a wheelchair and being wheeled into a private room, astoria couldn't hide her excitement. 

"we're going to be parents, georgie!" astoria whispered as they made it into their hospital room 

throughout the entire labour process, george held astoria's hand, allowing her to squeeze the shit out of it. not like he couldn't handle it but, there were moments it did hurt. george allowed his wife to scream her throat dry, cursing at him for knocking her up less than a year after getting married. it quickly was then followed by "thank yous" and "lets get pregnant again soon" which caused way too much laughter between the healers, george, astoria and hermione. george had also let astoria to nearly dislocate his arm and shoulder due to the force she had placed on them as the tail end of the labour process was happening. but, the biggest thank you was that he had given her the beautiful creation that was their fraternal twins, a little boy who they aptly named fred gideon weasley jr and a little girl who they named helena hermione weasley. 

after giving birth to the twins, and were given some time with baby fred and baby helena, it was then time to tell the family their names. at hearing fred jr's name, it nearly made the weasley's collapse but none more so then molly and arthur, ron and george a close second. at hearing helena's full name, hermione couldn't believe her ears, she never would have imagined having her sister's first daughter be named after her. 

not long after, it was then decided who would be the godparents of fred jr and helena. the godparents of fred jr were harry and ginny (who were also godparents to little teddy tonks) and the godparents of helena hermione were (obviously) ron and hermione. then, after that, the new parents got to have time to just relax after all the agony of giving birth to humans put a person through. sleeping soundly, little fred jr and helena hermione were just perfect babies. 

present time

three months after giving birth to fred gideon jr and helena hermione, george was back at weasley & weasley full time and astoria was working from home at her ministry job but would occasionaly go into her office if she had to and would occasionaly bring in the twins which caused many smiles for astoria's coworkers. however, one day, when astoria was working from home, chatting to her sister-in-law fleur via floo connection by fireplace, she suddenly became overwhelmed and like she was about to cry for what she thought was seemingly no reason at all. she had passed all the muggle tests for postpartum depression and had no clear signs of developing it after the twins, her anxiety hadn't been bothering her and neither had her war-induced ptsd. so, why else would astoria be getting so overwhelemed when her three-month old twins, fred jr and helena and her husband were all fine? 

it wasn't until she didn't hear fleur anymore, realising that she had left the fireplace, her goodbyes probably not being heard by astoria and hearing the twins babble out for their daddy that she realised he was home that she started crying. the sounds of his wife crying immediately entered george's ears and caused him to rush over to the desk that astoria was working at to find her just frozen as she cried, a look of complete confusion plastered on her face. 

"darling, what's wrong? are the twins okay?" george asked, trying to calm astoria down as he noticed his wife's shoulders shrug 

"oh, yeah. the twins, they...they're okay. just...why...why am i suddenly so overwhelmed and crying?" astoria muttered out in exhaustion as george sighed softly, feeling awful for his wife 

"oh, honey. it's okay to cry and be overwhelmed. are you working too hard, maybe? or is there something that's stressing you out lately?" george's voice was soft, caring and loving as he delicately lifted his wife from her office chair and over to the couch 

"i...i think so?" astoria responded in confusion as george nodded his head, knowing exactly what his wife needed 

carefully leading himself and his wife up the stairs to their bedroom, george knew that astoria hadn't been sleeping properly and barely eating properly whilst she tried to take care of the twins and work at the same time. rarely taking time for herself when she knew she was supposed to. 

sitting himself and astoria on their bed, george wiped his wife's tears away before kissing her lightly on the forehead. 

"what are we doing up here? the twins are downstairs all by themselves..." astoria mumbled out, her exhaustion taking over her overwhelming feeling as george smiled softly 

"...you will be taking a nap, okay darling? the twins will be alright, fleur hasn't gone anywhere, she's still in the fireplace, she just left for the time that i was using the floo powder to come home from work. freddie and helena are being occupied by their enchanted play mat, they will be fine. besides, i'll be going back and forth from watching you to watching the twins as well so nothing bad will really happen. you just need to close your eyes, relax and get some sleep, mkay?" george spoke softly as he helped his wife in stripping down from her business casual attire that she'd wear for work, even if it was from home

listening to her husband's advice, astoria slept for at least three hours, maybe a couple more before she woke up and went downstairs to find george, fred jr and helena all curled up on the couch watching a movie. joining her little family, astoria curled herself next to her husband and allowed little freddie to lay on her stomach as they watched a couple more movies as a little family.

as they watched their movies together, fleur now no longer in the fireplace and with her own family, astoria seemed to be a lot happier and less overwhelmed like she was earlier before her nap. george was right, astoria hadn't been taken proper care of herself and ever since she had been given the go ahead to return to work, she had been working herself to the bone like she did before the twins were born. which, she's now come to the conclusion she can't do anymore otherwise she'll burn herself out and, she wouldn't want that to happen again. 

by the time the movies finished and dinner time had happened, it was suddenly bedtime for the twins. placing the twins in their cots, they instantly fell asleep as their cots enchantments lulled them into deep sleep. 

looking between the two twins, astoria spoke up, "helena looks so much like you, georgie." she smiled softly, the ginger hair of both helena and fred jr staring back at the parents as george smiled 

"freddie looks so much like you yet so much like me at the same time," george muttered, smiling softly at his little boy as astoria nodded her head, smiling in agreement 

fred gideon weasley jr and helena hermione weasley. the two most beautiful things to have happened to the husband and wife was the babies they had created all because of their shared love and mischief towards each other. 

fin