Wedding after DD's death (was: Re: Mrs. Figg (Was: Dursleys))

[hickengruendler]

No: HPFGUIDX 146294

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Ceridwen" 
<ceridwennight at h...> wrote:
 
> 
> Objectively, I wouldn't hold a wedding so soon after the funeral 
of a 
> dear friend.  But odder emotional events have happened in the 
books.  
> And a joyful event like a wedding following on the heels of a sad 
event 
> like a funeral might affirm hope for the future.  And since Bill 
was 
> injured in the attack, it could be a personal affirmation for both 
him 
> and Fleur.  Also, they may decide to get it done and over with 
quickly 
> to free everyone up for the coming battle(s).
> 
> Ceridwen.
>

Hickengruendler:

Also, we shouldn't forget that Dumbledore isn't that close to Bill 
and Fleur. Sure, he is the leader of the Order, and both had 
probably some high hopes that he would help leading the good side to 
victory, but that's still far away from him being a dear friend of 
them. Fleur, especially, only met him during the Triwizard 
Tournament, and it isn't even clear that she had seen him since 
then. He was Bill's headmaster, but he was the headmaster of many 
students, and hardly anyone was as close to him as Harry. It's like 
the death of a nice old man who lived in your town/village. It's of 
course a sad incident and you go to the funeral, but there's no 
reason not to marry a few weeks later.