Prologue: A Blood Red Rock

Mary Anne and Wanda were the best of friends

All through their high school days

Both members of the 4H club

Both active in the FFA

After graduation Mary Anne went out lookin'

For a bright new world

Wanda looked all around this town

And all she found was Earl

- Goodbye Earl: Dixie Chicks

May 12 1972

"Oh my gosh, Lily your getting married to Earl Von Jorgen, he is only one of the hottest guys that ever went to our school," I was walking around the lake with my best friend Caroline Briggs who was currently freaking out over the blood red ruby on my ring finger. " Not only is he hot but he's rich, his family is famous, Dad's the minister of magic and mum's one of the biggest models in the wizard and muggle world. God Lily, you hit the jackpot." I rolled my eyes this was the same reaction I'd been getting from everyone but her little spazz was the most unexpected. Smiling I said "Well I've just been seeing seriously him for the past 3 months and we've known each other since 5th year, oh and didn't I say he would probably propose soon? So what's the big surprise?" "Oh whatever, when are you two getting married and I am the maid of honor right?" we laughed and started to head inside. Perhaps I should explain 'I' am Lily Evans and I am getting married to Erwin von Jorgen, but everyone calls him Earl for obvious reasons. I'm about 5'3" with Tition not red hair to just above my shoulders, bright green eyes pale as all skin the color of vanilla ice cream. Earl is 6 foot something dark brown hair with honey colored eyes. Caroline is Afro-Asian and the envy of every black or Asian girl she meets, with her waist length hair and light green/gray eyes. I'm head girl at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Anyways I am engaged to the best guys in School and on the whole world. At least for me. He is sweet and funny and cute and nice and he makes me feel like I'm on top on the world always. In short perfect. Walking into the castle Caroline was firing questions at me faster than I could answer not that I was trying to. We walked were halfway to the Gryffindor tower when I realized I was meeting earl in the head common room to work on an assignment and probably the wedding. Doubling back I thought, 'I am the luckiest chick on the face of the planet.'

Friday July 9 1973

"Lily, I offer you my Love
I offer you my strength
I offer you my weaknesses
I offer you my support
I offer you my loyalty and
I take you to be my wife from this time onward,
to join with you and to share all that is to come, to be your faithful husband,
to give and to receive, to speak and to listen, to inspire and to respond;
For as long as we both shall Live."

"You are my once-in-a-lifetime, my miracle.
May our lives intermingle and our love grow as we become one.
You are all I could ever need in my life, my friend, my lover, my everything.
I promise to be faithful to you, to love you, honor you, live with you and cherish you, I promise to love you with an unselfish devotion.
I will care for you with tenderness and I will always seek to
strengthen you, comfort you, and encourage you.

Earl, I pledge you my faithfulness and
eternal love from this day forward."

I am standing at the freaking altar across from the love of my life. I may just pass out and I thought that I wouldn't be able to speak but I'm actually happy oh gosh I am so happy

"Earl, Lily, although I'm officiating here today,
it is not truly in my power to sanctify, legitimize or bless your relationship in any way,
because the two of you have already done that in your hearts.
So, by joining hands right now and looking into each other's eyes,
let it be known that you are joined, body and soul in this lifetime,
and that this bond is sacred and eternal.
And now that you have stood before me and exchanged these rings and these vows,
and have agreed to be married
it gives me gives me great pleasure to pronounce that you are Husband and Wife.

You may kiss the bride"