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Chapter 2. James wanted charmed Snidgets at his wedding.
Lily Evans looked out of the window of the room she was in. Headmaster Dumbledore, keeping in mind the sheer number of high profile witches and wizards expected at the wedding, had graciously offered the Hogwarts grounds and Gryffindor dormitories for the ceremony; something both Lily and James were thankful for.
Lily could see the beautiful canopy raised on the banks of the Black lake from her room. In her minds eye she could picture the ivory coloured, round canopy, decorated with fairy lights which would come alive against the autumnal sunset and conjured snidgets (James' only input for the décor), charmed to hover around the lights.
A knock on the door interrupted her musings and Lily smiled as Remus Lupin poked his head into the room.
"I thought you were keeping the boys in place?" Lily asked, welcoming him into the room.
"They're with Mr. and Mrs. Potter, they'll behave. Besides, when I was walking out, I heard Mrs. Potter telling Prongs and Padfoot that they aren't too old to be grounded!" Remus answered, his face an odd mixture of joy and anxiety.
Lily let out a small laugh, her eyes still looking at the canopy.
"It was thoughtful of Professor Dumbledore to offer the castle to you both," Remus commented, looking at the emotions playing on Lily's face.
"It was the best option. Given the current circumstances, it is safer here." Lily responded. "Though I wish my family was here. After Mum and Dad… Petunia wouldn't even speak to me, much less come for my wedding."
Remus cleared his throat nervously. "I actually came here to ask something of you. If you don't mind that is…"
Lily looked at him in confusion. She wondered if this had anything to do with the anxiety showing on his face. Moving towards him, she held his arm in a comforting gesture. "Remus?..." the question and confusion clearly evident in her voice; laced with an underlying tone of worry.
"It is just something I was wondering if you would be alright with. Would you… um… allow me to walk you down the aisle?"
Lily looked at Remus, tears in her eyes. "Oh, Remus! I would like nothing better"
To Lily, it seemed fitting that Remus step into her father's shoes for the ceremony. Remus… sweet, caring, thoughtful, Remus - who was the unspoken backbone of the Marauders. James, she knew, would always be the leader, Sirius the troublemaker and Peter the follower. But without Remus, she knew, her other boys would be lost. And without her boys, she would be lost.