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The two apparated into to nearby town of Feis. Feis was a small magical community on the Black Isle. It took them surprisingly little time to pick rings, dress robes, and to engage the local justice of the peace and his wife to perform the ceremony and to act as a witness.
The couple exchanged heartfelt words without the need for notes.
"Are you certain?" Miranda asked as they were about to sign the marriage license.
The license was a magically binding contract that would make all of their separate assets into joint assets. An announcement would also run in the Daily Prophet. Andy knew that this was a key part of their plan.
"Yes, sweetheart I want to announce to the world that I am now Andrea Caroline Priestly."
They both knew that with the submission of the marriage license to the Ministry their marriage would become common knowledge. A search through the magical records office would also reveal that now both women owned the cottage. Andy signed without delay. She had been fully prepared to sacrifice her life to save others but now she most certainly wanted to live but only if Miranda survived too. She was now prepared to do whatever it took to make sure that happened. They handed the signed document to the justice. The man slipped the document into his pocket before informing them that he would file it with the Ministry in the morning.
"It may take a while for it to be processed," he said.
When they looked at him curiously he explained further, "with all that is happening because of you know who couples are getting married all over Britain."
"Last I heard it was taking seven to ten days to process the sheer number of marriage licenses."
"The department responsible for registering magical babies is already trying to add staff expecting a major influx in the next nine months"
Both newlyweds blushed hard as both considered the possibility of future children.
They thanked the man and his wife before strolling off into the sleepy little town.
The two got back to the cottage after having a wonderful dinner at a seaside bistro. Before they entered the cottage they placed a series of wards to warn them of Voldemort's approach. They also put up a series of weaker spells designed to block his access. They knew the spells would not work but they wanted to leave the man with the impression they wanted to keep him out.
Andy insisted on carrying her bride across the threshold while Miranda managed successfully not to roll her eyes. The truth was that Miranda quite enjoyed Andrea's chivalrous nature. Andy carried her bride all the way into their bedroom where she deposited her onto their marriage bed. She undressed her love once again enjoying the sight of the older woman's beauty. She then deposited her own dress robes in a heap on the floor. She loved the raw desire she saw in Miranda's eyes as she slowly approached. They lay together and held each other for some time. They kissed for long minutes before Miranda broke away panting heavily.
"Darling, I want you to make me yours tonight," Miranda said.
Andy, who had every intention of doing so, began to speak but stopped belatedly catching Miranda's meaning.
She grabbed her wand and spoke a spell well known to all lesbian witches.
Miranda's eyes grew wide as she saw the enlargened appendage appear between her Andrea's legs. She spread her legs giving Andrea access to her core. They locked eyes for a long moment before Andy slowly pushed herself in. The sensation was exciting and new to her. She had never used this spell but had been eager to try it knowing that this was what Miranda wanted. The couple made slow passionate love for what felt like hours.
Andya increased the pace as she was overtaken by an imperative to make deeper and faster strokes. She felt an unfamiliar tightening feeling just before they orgasmed together. The orgasm was like nothing she had ever experienced before. There was a brief moment of pain followed by what she could only describe as a pulsating feeling along her enlarged organ then finally a release. Miranda's eyes grew wide at the unexpected sensation of Andy ejaculating into her. Andy grabbed her wand and quickly reversed the spell.
The couple then made love again the old-fashioned way. After they experienced another mutual orgasm they dosed in each other arms. They both woke later in the night hungry for each other. They kissed deeply enjoying the feel of their bodies against each other. When Miranda slipped a hand between her spouse's legs, Andrea quickly did the same. They stroked each other's slick folds before each woman entered the other. Andy signed Miranda's name as she came for the third time of the night. Miranda for her part buried her face into Andreas silky brown tresses as her climax crested.
Andy woke early the next morning to find that Miranda had already gotten out of bed. Deciding that a newly married woman had little need for underwear she slipped on a robe but wore nothing underneath. She was drawn to the kitchen by the most wonderful smells. She walked into the kitchen to find quite the visual treat. Miranda's marvelous and naked ass was on display as the woman wore only an apron to make breakfast.
When the woman bent over to retrieve an item from the cottage's oven, Andy spoke, "I could definitely get used to this."
Andy words caused Miranda to turn and flash her shy smile.
"I am a newly married woman, I have little need for clothing," Miranda commented
Andy, deciding she much preferred Miranda's philosophy, slipped out of her robe. She approached her spouse with eyes that were no longer hungry for breakfast. Andy's first spell put the food into stasis and her second sent Miranda's apron flying off.
An enjoyable half an hour later the two sat down for a delayed but delicious meal. After breakfast, the couple reluctantly put on robes to begin tackling the process of taming the long abandon cottage. They broke for lunch then made love again before taking a short nap.
Even with magic, their cleaning and repair efforts had just scratched the surface of all that needed to be done by the time they broke for dinner. Andy made one of her favorite dishes. She gave Miranda a dose of her own medicine by cooking in only Miranda's apron. The only fabric that touched either woman's bodies during dinner were the linen napkins each woman had in their laps. The couple made it through dinner but when Andy presented the desert neither woman could resist using their beloved as a plate. After christening the dining room table the couple fell tiredly into bed. Andy assumed that Miranda was asleep until she felt strong fingers grab her ass. She smiled as the rolled on top of her lover.
The next day the two woman made their way to a nearby shop. They brought enough provisions to last them a few weeks not wanting to have to come back into town often. They went back made lunch then made love again. The newlyweds found that they were quite compatible in bed thought neither of them was all that surprised.
The truth was that under almost any other circumstance the two would have ended up together much sooner. They had chemistry even when Miranda was the teacher and Andrea the pupil. It took Andrea almost dying to get Miranda to stop thinking of the young woman as her student. The woman had graduated and had worked for the Ministry for nearly five years. While she hated the circumstances that brought them together, she would not give up this chance at happiness no matter how brief it might be. Miranda had long ago accepted her death would be a likely outcome of this war but Andrea dying was unacceptable.
The couple fell into a rhythm over the next several days. They'd wake and make love, have breakfast then make love again, work on the cottage then make love, then have dinner followed by a final round of lovemaking. Both women knew deep down that in a way they were trying to squeeze a lifetime of love into what little time they might have together. After the seventh day, they reluctantly began wearing sleeping gowns not wanting to spend precious time getting dressed once Voldemort found them.
The days turned into weeks as they waited for the Dark Lord or his followers to locate them. One morning Andy woke up feeling ill at ease. The two spent the day within touching range as it became clear that Miranda also felt something wicked was on the wind. They kept their normal routine though they were now working on the exterior of the cottage. Their lovemaking that day felt more desperate as each woman tried their best to show the other woman all the love they felt. Their cries of passion were a little louder and afterward, they shed tears of both joy and sadness. Joy in finding the love of their lives and sadness that their love did not seem fated to last and fully flower. After making love one final time that night, Miranda turned to her love and spoke quietly, "Andrea I want you to know how much these weeks have meant to me."
Andy tried but failed to keep the tremor out of her voice, "they have meant the world to me too."
"That night at the ministry, I thought I was going to die and my only regret was never telling you just what you meant to me," Andy said.
"Then you were there and I knew that we were meant to be," Andy concluded.
The coupled kissed and held each other until they finally fell into fretful sleep.
Andy was the first to wake as her spell detecting apparation within five miles of the cottage caused her wand to vibrate under her pillow. She woke Miranda, then the two lay perfectly still waiting for the Dark Lord to enter. It did not take long for the door to their bedroom to be broken into pieces. Andy was out of bed quickly throwing a stunning spell at the dark wizard. He batted the spell away before hitting her with a powerful immobilizing curse. Andy tried to move toward Miranda but could not take a single step.
Voldemort approached then stood over Miranda who still held her wand but had not attempted to cast a spell.
He laughed at the scene before him.
"Now I understand why you came to save this young woman."
"Brava Miranda."
"You've found an excellent way to spend your final days on earth."
"Yes, I love her and I don't care about the fact that she is muggle born."
"Oh Miranda, I thought we covered this."
"I care nothing about her birthright."
"If she were mine I would simply falsify the records to show she was from some long forgotten magical family."
"In fact, after you are gone perhaps I will do just that," He said happily.
Miranda let out a genuine laugh at that.
"You find something funny."
"You can take her body by force, you could even use the Imperious Curse to make her smile while you do it, but you will never have her heart."
Voldemort glared at the woman before him knowing that she was correct but trying to delude himself into believing otherwise.
Miranda smirked knowing she had scored with her last comment. It was the little things that mattered in ones last moments on earth. The spell was ready to go in her head and even if he took her wand Andrea had shown her how to cast the spell without it. She was waiting for him to utter the killing cures knowing he could not cast that powerful of a spell and defend against a powerful incoming spell at the same time. She took one last look at the woman she loved wishing their time together could be just a little longer.
Voldemort murmured as a spell before pointing his wand at Miranda's stomach. Both women were mesmerized as the sound of twin heartbeats filled the room. Miranda couldn't believe what she was hearing.
"Ah, the prophecy did not indicate which of your twins would be my downfall."
"It's a good thing that by killing you I eliminate both of them."
"No please don't," Miranda said as a hand unconsciously dropped to her stomach.
As soon as Andy heard the sound of her children's heart beats she redoubles her efforts. She knew from the start that Miranda planned to sacrifice herself to save Andy but she had a different plan all along. The twins changed nothing and everything all at once. A single tear fell from her eye, wishing she could live long enough to hold her children just once but her time was up as she watched Voldemort point his wand at Miranda.
"Avada Kadavra," he said as green light erupted from his wand.
At that moment Andy broke the body binding curse and cast a spell that slowed time. She'd spent every free moment over the last few weeks inventing the complicated spell. With her second spell, she apparated just four crucial feet. There was no pain as the killing curse struck Andy in the back. There was just one perfect moment for her to stare into the prettiest blue eyes she had ever seen. There was no time to say one last I love you.
"NOOOO," Miranda screamed
She pointed her wand at Voldemort as she screamed "OBLIVIATE."
The Dark Lord attempted to block the powerful curse but was surprised as magic stronger than he had ever seen smashed through all of his defenses. He had just a single moment of terror before the spell drove him through the open door and into the wall behind him.
He collapsed to the ground in an unconscious heap.
Miranda pulled her Andrea's lifeless body into her arms. The feeling of loss was immediate and devastating. She could barely breathe as she cried uncontrollably. She had no doubt of what Voldemort's spell had shown her. They were having twins. Twins who would only know one of their mothers through stories. She pulled Andrea closer to her chest as tears blinded her.
Andy Priestly slowly opened her eyes wondering just where this chapter of her life had taken her. She was surprised but not unhappy to realize she was in Miranda's grasp.
"Miranda, honey you need to calm down."
Miranda looked down and almost fainted as she saw the love of her life's pretty brown eyes looking back at her. She reached down to touch her face needing to confirm that she was indeed alive.
"How?" Miranda asked.
Andy thought she knew so she explained what she knew about soul mates.
Miranda wasn't sure if she believed in the idea of actual soul mates but she did not want to say that to her wife just happy that she was still alive.
"You don't need to hide your skepticism from my love."
Miranda looked back at her with wide eyes.
"Yes love I can read your thoughts and you mine."
"You are telling me we are linked because of the death curse?" Miranda asked.
"No, I think it would have happened eventually but the emotions of the last few minutes accelerated things," Andy responded.
Miranda looked into Andy's mind testing her theory. She had to laugh at the question she found there.
Miranda smirked at her spouse before she said, "You're wondering how I got pregnant."
Andy nodded her head not bothered by Miranda's ability to literally read her mind. She knew there were ways to keep each other out of certain areas if they wanted to but she suspected that they were indeed soul mates so neither of them would ever feel the need to block the other's access.
"On our wedding night darling, what spell did you use?" Miranda asked.
Andy shrugged before saying, "engortiatem."
Miranda laughed her musical laugh before saying, "the next time you don't want to have children darling use engortiatam"
Andy blushed a deep red at the error. Miranda just took her loves face kissed her before telling her that she was oh so happy that she had used the wrong spell.
"Any regrets?" Miranda asked already knowing the answer.
Andy lowered her head to Miranda's belly before saying, "Hi girls I'm your Mama, Your Mom and I can't wait to meet you."
Miranda's hand dropped to her belly as she could swear she felt twin flutters at Andrea's heartfelt words.
AN:
This is the last chapter of what is basically an extended prologue. The next chapter will move several years into the future and introduce some very familiar faces from the DWP and HP worlds as well as few from some of my other works. Thanks again for reading my stories and as always feedback is very much appreciated.
