The moment had come for her to voice her answer. As he waited to hear her words, several thoughts assailed him.
Would she regret marrying him at some time in the future? Would she miss her friends and family, so far away? He looked into her eyes and saw the answer to everything.
Her words were soft, but spoken with assurance, "I do take you Viktor Krum as my husband; in sickness and in health; for richer or for poorer. Your people shall be my people henceforth."
His heart soared. She was his wife now, his own beloved. Ten years he had waited for this moment. Ten long, lonely years since the Triwizard Tournament, where he met the only girl he would ever love. He had been afraid that the only reason she was marrying him was the newly instituted Marriage Law, but her words and the love in her eyes disabused him of that idea.
The war had separated them, almost driving a wedge between them that neither could overcome. The Weasley boy had tried desperately to make her forget about Viktor, but her heart had won out in the end and she had come to him just days before the new law was announced. She had proposed to him, teasing him that he had promised her his heart when they were younger and she was going to collect.
When Viktor raised her veil to kiss her, she smiled and murmured, "I do love you, Viktor. I always have, I always will."
LynF's prompt was: In 500 words or less, describe his feelings at the moment she says, "I do." Could be a pairing of your choice.
