AN: Good evening everyone and happy Thursday. I wanted to let you all know that I will be on vacation all next week and I won't have internet. On a little side note I wanted to let you all know that I started a new story for the Hunger Games and it's the series from Peeta's perspective. So today is July 14, 2016 and this is the first chapter today. Once again anything you recognize is JK Rowling's and anything you don't is mine.
Hermione POV
I watched silently as Harry plead our case to Dumbledore. He didn't seem particularly inclined to agree with our idea of eloping. In fact the twinkle was all but gone from his eyes.
Draco paced back and forth, a frown turning down the corner of his lips. Neville was standing behind the chair Lavender was sitting in. She didn't seem to really know where to look and was picking at her frayed shorts. Tonks was leaning against the wall her arms crossed, a smile on her face. Luna was sitting on the floor absently twisting her wand in her hands, Ron was sitting next to her looking nervously at Luna.
"Harry, this is a horrible idea." Dumbledore said shaking his head looking terribly morose.
"No it's not!" Harry said his hands in his hair. "We could keep them safe and preserve the timeline!"
"No you couldn't Harry. You will be hunting while the ladies stay here with only Neville to protect them. Tonks will be at the ministry with a target on her back, your future wife! And the timeline has already been blasted to smithereens. The future you saw and had, is gone." The way Dumbledore said it wasn't angry but more placatingly which made it so much worse.
"It can't be gone!" Harry yelled dropping his hands to his face. He was dragging his hands down his face so hard he was leaving lines from his nails.
"It is, your kids are gone. The friends you made are gone. Even if you do get married to these lovely women things will not be the same!" Dumbledore said. He never raised his voice but it still sent chills down my spine. Unfortunately, the man sitting behind the desk was right. Everything he said was true. Nothing we saw in the future will last, I knew Neville had tried bringing it up, Draco had told me, but it hadn't hit Harry, not like everyone else.
Harry glared at Dumbledore for one long moment before slumping to the ground. Tonks ran forward and caught him before he hit the ground. "You're right, the kids are gone. But I still think we should get married. I want you to be safe, Tonks, I still want the future we had."
"Harry, I'll be perfectly fine -" Tonks started to stay but Harry cut her off. "But you don't know that!"
Tonks continued as if he hadn't spoken. "Harry I'm an auror and I've been one for years, I know how to fight and how to handle pain if need be. You already know all that but here's something you don't know... I love you. I have since last Christmas. And I will do everything I can to make things work and get the future you so wanted –"
Draco stopped pacing and pointed towards the door, "Maybe we should –"
"No, stay." Tonks said shaking her head a large smile on her face. Something strange was going on, he hair was turning darker, so black it was almost blue. Her eyes darkened to a deep gray color and for one horrifying moment I thought she was Bellatrix Lestrange. But no she was still Tonks, her Metamorphmagus abilities showing for the first time what she truly looked like. No wonder she changed her appearance.
"After all we're getting married today."
Tonks, Luna, Lavender and I quickly left to go to the Room of Requirement to get ready while the men got ready in Dumbledore's office. Tonks went about Transfiguring our dresses as we got ready. Lavender was doing everyone's hair as best she could. Luna was making a daisy chain for herself and Tonks, I had no idea the Room could provide anything like that.
I was bent over the huge gilt framed mirror the room had provided for us applying my eyeliner. Lavender pulled sharply on my hair to make an intricate braid making me ruin the straight line I was trying to draw. Tonks was Transfiguring her clothes to an elegant silk dress with a lace back. She looked absolutely stunning and I knew Harry would love her in it.
"Bloody hell," I muttered trying to fix my makeup as best I could. Lavender was pulling and yanking on my hair. It hurt but I knew the pain would be worth it. She twisted and pulled my hair into a loose braided bun on the top of my head. It looked wonderful with my flowing Grecian styled dress.
"We need to hurry." Tonks said as Luna weaved the daisies into her thick dark hair. Luna, unfortunately kept stepping on the train of her own gown and kept tripping, eventually she tore off the train so that he dress only went mid-calf. Lavender was applying her third layer of mascara so her eyes would stand out more than usual, her cupcake-looking dress hit me as I sprayed some perfume on my wrist.
"This is crazy." I muttered shaking my head as we made our way out of the Room of Requirement.
Thankfully, no one saw us as we made our way back to the headmasters office. Merlin the questions alone would make me run screaming.
The four of us stopped in front of the gargoyles said the password (Drooble's Best Blowing Gum) and quickly made our way up the steps. I knocked on the door twice before opening it.
I walked into the room, my heart pounding loudly in my chest. The gasp was out before I could stop it. Draco was leaning against the wall reading a book wearing a Muggle Tux. He looked up from the book and I watched with satisfaction as his eyes bugged.
"Wow, you look - wow..." He said pressing a kiss to my cheek.
"We don't have much time," Tonks said running her hands over her dress. "I need to get back to the ministry as quickly as..." Her voice trailed off as Harry came through a door off to the side. He was wearing a nice Muggle suit and was fixing his black tie.
"Is everyone ready?" Dumbledore asked coming through the same door Harry had come through.
No one said anything but everyone nodded. In less time than should have been possible we said the age old wizarding vows that "entwined" our souls so that we could be closer than to any one person on earth. It was amazing, I could feel Draco's heart beating beside mine in my chest and what he was thinking and feeling. I love you. Then we exchanged gold wedding bands that shrunk to fit perfectly to the size of our fingers.
And then everyone kissed.
Ron pecked Luna lightly on the lips and Neville did the same with Lavender who sighed lightly with pleasure. Harry dipped Tonks' back before kissing her and she blushed brightly. Draco smiled and cupped my face before pressing his lips to mine.
"Oh, by the way, don't forget about the consummation of the marriage." My eyes widened and I looked up in time to see Harry drop Tonks in shock.
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