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CHAPTER 4 - Wedding Bells, Or should I say Jitters

Friday 25th August 1978

It was the day before the wedding and Sirius Black was busily preparing for a night of fun at James' Bachelor Party. This was to be held at James' parents' house with Remus and Peter in attendance as well as of course, James and Sirius.

At 5pm, both Remus and Peter went to open the door, however it was locked.

"What scares James the most?" Sirius asked with his wand drawn as he descended from upstairs.

"He fears that Voldemort will take over the world, but will do everything in his power to stop it." Remus answered confidently.

"Peter, what is one thing James can't stand?" Sirius pointed his wand at Peter.

"He… He c..can't stand it wwwhen his friends betray him." Peter stuttered.

Sirius considered this to be a satisfactory answer so he let them in. They all gathered around the kitchen table. Sirius had laid out a cake and many bowls of Bertie's Every Flavor Beans.

James later arrived and the party began. They went back to the traditional Truth or Dare. They used to play it all the time at Hogwarts.

"James, Truth or Dare?" Sirius asked.

"Dare!" James said.

"I dare you to eat that bowl of Bertie's Every Flavor Beans in 30 seconds." Sirius announced.

"Ok, but if I throw up, I'll make sure it's on you!" James teased as he got up and grabbed the bowl of sweets. Sirius conjured a stopwatch and hit the start button. As he did, James began shoveling in the beans and making several hilarious faces as he tasted flavors that were not appetizing.

"Time's up!" Sirius, Remus and Peter all yelled at once. James had successfully eaten the contense of the bowl. He looked rather sick, and sure enough, he ran to the bathroom and vomited it all back up again.

Meanwhile…

"Ah, Lily… This is so beautiful! You could put this in your hair." Lily's mother exclaimed at the roses that were sitting on the coffee table.

"No! The flower theme is lilies. All the flowers are lilies. And she's wearing your veil so they wouldn't fit on." Alice pointed out.

Alice, Lily's mother, Lily and her Aunt Rose were sitting in Lily's living room for Lily's bachelorette party. Aunt Rose was drinking a large glass of wine which was probably her third in the last half hour.

"Now, has everyone got their clothes out ready for the morning? " Alice asked looking over schedule she had organized for the following day.

"Yes, Alice. And we have our shoes out and we all know how we are going to have our hair so we can spend as much time as possible helping Lily get ready." Aunt Rose groaned. She was getting way to drunk and this was making Alice a little worried.

By 10:30 pm, Aunt Rose was standing on the coffee table, dancing to some Muggle music that Alice thought was purely vulgar. Alice made Lily go to bed so she would be fresh for the next day. Though Lily new there was nothing to worry about – Alice had everything under control, Lily found it difficult to sleep. It wasn't nerves or the feeling of excitement keeping her from her slumber, but the fear that something terrible was going to happen.

Meanwhile…

The Marauders fell asleep in the lounge room around midnight. Prongs was tossing and turning but Padfoot, Moony and Wormtail all appeared to be sleeping fine. James' dreams wondered…

I am standing out the front, and the organ started to play the wedding march. I turn around… and in

a tight fitting, white, strapless gown comes the bride….

"Do you, James Potter, take you Lily Evans to be my lawful wedded wife?"

"I do."

"And do you, Lily Evans, take James Potter to be you lawful wedded husband?"

Tears began to well up in Lily's eyes….

"I… I'm s…s…sorry…I…I…Can't." Lily said as she turned on her heels and ran back down the aisle.

James woke with a start. What a dream to have just before his wedding!

Sirius woke and realized James was awake.

"Hey, are you ok?" Sirius asked.

"Yeah… Bad dream. It all seems too good to be true mate," James replied. "I mean after 7 years of hoping she would marry me… and now, it's the might… well morning actually, of our wedding. I have this feeling we'll be saying our vows and she'll turn around and yell out 'April Fools!' or something."

"Look mate, you have asked Lily Evan to marry you, every five minutes since first year. When you finally pulled out the ring, she knew this time, you were serious. She knew what she was getting herself into. She loves you. I see the way she looks at you. The way she talks about you. Look, in the state that the world is in now, with Voldemort on the loose. I'd say go for it. Marry her. She won't wait around forever. You finally got the girl of your dreams, don't let her go mate."

"Sirius, why do you know just what to say?"

"I don't know it's a gift I suppose. Now you better get some sleep, because I certainly won't be catching you after you pass out at the ceremony." Sirius smiled and James suppressed a laugh, careful not to wake the others up. They turned over in their sleeping bags, and passed out almost immediately.

A/N- I hope this chapter wasn't too confusing with all the point of view changes. I haven't had many reviews… so please guys…. Read and Review.

(A big shout out to Sterling-Silver131)

Quote of the moment: " And Odo the hero, they bore him back home

To the place that he'd known as a lad,

They laid him rest with his hat inside out

And his wand snapped in two, which was sad."

Professor Slughorn, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

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