A/N: I decided to write a series of oneshots about the POtters on their wedding days. Up first, James Potter (I).
"You're going to burn a hole in the grass, mate." Sirius Black stated wearily. He was sick and tired of trying to calm his best friend, James Potter, down.
Yes it was his wedding day and he had every right to be nervous, but that did not allow James to wake Sirius up in the middle of the night because he thought he had missed the ceremony. Sirius calmly reminded James that a wedding generally occurs with the groom in attendance. James wasn't too happy with his supposed best mate.
The two wizards were standing in the yard of the house in Godric's Hollow that James would share with Lily, soon to be Potter, Evans, where the ceremony would take place. Only a few others, members of the Order of the Phoenix, were gathered to celebrate the union.
"Easy for you to say, you're not getting married." James replied, his voice shaking slightly.
"Calm down. Think about it. Tonight you'll be sharing a bed with Lily Potter." Sirius replied, putting the emphasis on the surname. "You remember her right, only been chasing after her for about five years now?"
"I'm more worried about the spending the rest of my life with her part." James said before resting his head in his hands. "We rushed into it. With You-Know-Who around, who knows how much longer we've got?" He lifted his head and stared right into his best friend's face. "What if we're not ready Padfoot?"
Sirius raised an eyebrow and put his arms around James's shoulder. "Do you love each other?" He asked, which James replied to with a nod. "Then you're ready. For today, don't worry about the war that's going on out there. Today is for you and Lily to be together, okay?"
James took a deep breath, and faced his friend again. "Thanks mate. I never knew you could share such heartwarming sentiments." He chuckled, and his shoulders relaxed slightly. The two could not joke anymore, for the band had begun to play. They quickly hurried over to their places under the tent that had been rented.
All doubts were erased from his mind as he watched Lily process up the short aisle with her father. Sirius was right. There was no reason to worry about Death Eaters and a war that was tearing families apart today. All he had to think about was being with Lily forever, 'til death do they part.
Next up- Harry!