Oh, this is brilliant Rita! Just the right amount of angst for me ... good manly angst. I like the overlapping structure, the warmth and passion of Christmas compared to the jarring, cold reality .... the media hoopla was a great touch and added to the impersonal tone of what was going on. The roses are very placed as well – it just did wonders to the scenes in my head in terms of imagery, from the roses that Potter gave to Weasley to those he sees in the wedding. Your Draco is perfect in characterization, and I want to shake Harry up quite a bit.