Mum hates her,” said Ginny quietly.
“I do not hate her!” said Mrs Weasley in a cross whisper. “I just think they’ve hurried into this engagement, that’s all!”
“They’ve know each other a year” said Ron, who looked oddly groggy and was staring at the closed door.
“Well, that’s not very long! I know what happened, of course. It’s all this uncertainty with You-Know-Who coming back, people think they might be dead tomorrow, so they’re rushing all sorts of decisions they’d normally take time over. It was the same last time he was powerful, people eloping left, right and centre -“
“Including you and Dad,” said Ginny slyly.
“Yes, well, your father and I were made for each other, what was the point in waiting?” said Mrs Weasley. “Whereas Bill and Fleur … well … what have they really got in common? He’s a hard-working, down-to-earth sort of person, whereas she’s -“
“A cow,” said Ginny, nodding. “But Bill’s not that down-to-earth. He’s a curse-breaker, isn’t he, he likes a bit of adventure, a bit of glamour … I expect that’s why he’s gone for Phlegm.”
“Stop calling her that, Ginny.” said Mrs Weasley sharply, as Harry and Hermione laughed.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, chapter 5- An Excess of Phlegm.