Theo wasn't ready to get married. He had actually planned on never getting married, but there are things people do for freedom. "Come in," Theo shouted when he heard a knock at his door.

Hermione slowly walked through the door. Theo couldn't hide the shock on his face. He would've thought it would be Draco, since Blaise has spent the past hours with Ginny but promised he would at the wedding.

"What are you doing here, Granger?" He asked.

"I came to talk to you and for a change of scenery," She glanced around the room. "Though really it's not different from my wing."

She walked closer to him and helped with his tie. "I didn't think dress robes required a tie."

He pulled open his robes. Underneath was a muggle suit shirt and pants. "They don't if you go fully traditional. I've always loved ties and I was thrilled with the Hogwarts uniform. Even when we were allowed to wear whatever to Hogsmeade, I still wore the uniform minus the robe. Robes feel stuffy. My mother never cared for them much either."

"I'm sure she'll be happy to see how handsome you will look up there," Hermione smiled.

Theo smirked. "Granger, are you hitting on me? I have an hour till I must floo out. That should be plenty of time." He wiggled his eyebrows.

Hermione scoffed and pushed away. "You are a disgusting pig. How is Luna going to put up with you?"

Theo shrugged. "No idea. You should be worried about me having to deal with her instead."

"I'm beginning to regret coming to see you."

"And I still don't know why you are here."

Hermione walked towards the large window in Theo's room that overlooked the eastern part of Sherwood forest. The sun was starting to exit the view of the window and setting in the west. "They may have called me once 'the brightest witch of the age' but I am clearly not if I cannot figure out your plan or why you are marrying Luna."

She didn't look at him. "Then I realized something last night when Ginny came with Blaise. Neville told me to trust you like we did years ago. He said you made a promise to protect. You three imbeciles made an Unbreakable Vow to protect us. It still didn't make any sense at all. You three would have had the life. You are partially living that life, and yet… and yet you three have taken a rebel, a blood traitor, and a mudblood into your custody."

"Granger, I don't understand," Theo was confused now.

She ignored his statement and continued on, "Ginny was talking to me last night about all that Blaise had done to keep her safe. Luna talked about how considerate you are to her. I was left with the memories of Malfoy," She looked at Theo now. "I was left with my answer: who is Robin Hood, Little John, Maid Marian, the Sheriff, Friar Tuck, the band of merry men, King John, and Will Scarlet."

He walked closer to her. "Granger," he whispered, "What are you going on about?"

"Robin Hood is a muggle fairy tale that took place in this forest," She explained. "Robin Hood and his band of merry men gave back to the poor. Hearing bits of your mission and this place made me wonder who was who."

Theo stood next to her now. Time was running out. "And who are we?"

"I haven't figured out everything. Your Dark Lord is obviously King John, the one who takes from the poor. Draco is Robin Hood because he is the leader. You are Little John, Robin Hood's second in command. Blaise is Will Scarlet, another very faithful and higher up in the band merry men. Either Adrian or Terence or both as one unit is Friar Tuck. He helps out Robin Hood and his men. I don't have any ideas for the Sheriff or Maid Marian. The band of merry men is made up of all your followers who aid you," Hermione explained.

"Who are the Sheriff and Maid Marian," Theo asked. "Maybe I can give you ideas."

"The Sheriff was the one trying to catch Robin Hood and his men. Maid Marian was Robin Hood's love interest."

Theo smirked. "The Sheriff could be anyone. I have a fair idea on Maid Marian."

Hermione glanced at him. "Who?"

Before he could respond, Draco yelled as he came into the room, "It's time to get hitched, Theo," Draco noticed Hermione's presence. "You need to go back to our wing, Granger. It's safer there."

"It's not like the wedding or the reception is here," She retorted.

"No," Draco grimaced, "But just in case someone gets through, you are safe."

She groaned and looked at Theo. "Good luck."

Hermione walked out of the room. She didn't even glance at Draco as she passed him. Theo had a feeling she wished him luck on more than just his upcoming marriage.

*.*.*.*.*.*.*.

He felt like he could throw up. A numerous amount of death eaters occupied the garden of Malfoy Manor for his wedding. There were a handful of people sitting on Luna's side; people probably forced to come. Neville Longbottom sat with Hannah Abbott. Ronald Weasley sat on Luna's side too but on the aisle with Pansy directly across. A few other people from Hogwarts sat there too.

Draco and Blaise stood next to him. The nature of the garden was the only decoration besides the chairs set up. Unless you had been invited, there wasn't much of an indication of a wedding. Maybe that's a good thing, Theo thought.

The doors to the Manor opened allowing his bride to walk forward. No one stood up and no music played. This wasn't really a wedding at all.

The "I dos" were quick and far from sweet. Even with never planning to marry, Theo would've thought a wedding would be sweeter. Theo had barely pecked his wife's lips when Draco and Blaise ushered him and the new Mrs. Nott into the Malfoy library.

"What are we doing?" Theo asked.

The library doors opened and Neville and Hannah walked in. "I take it we are not late," Neville said.

Draco waved them over. "We have to get this done quickly."

Theo groaned. "Will anyone answer my question?"

"It's obvious dear. IN her declining health, Neville's gran has bestowed upon him her Wizengamot power which allows him to marry wizards and witches like Blaise and Ginny but they have to do it quickly before everyone downstairs realizes we are gone," Luna stated.

Blaise, Neville and Hannah had already gone through the floo. Draco looked at the newlyweds. "I know I also brought you two up here but you have to go back downstairs and mingle. They need two witnesses, Hannah Abbott and I. You two have to cover us. Neville and Hannah will not return because they would have had to leave anyway. Just keep everyone distracted from Blaise and I."

Draco didn't wait for a reply as he quickly entered the floo and shouted, "Crestfall Estates!"

Theo wondered why Granger wasn't the second witness. It was too late to question it. Theo glanced at Luna. She smiled at him and held out her arm. "Shall we now, my new husband?"

Theo sighed and took her arm. "I guess we shall, my new wife."

*.*.*.*.*.*.*.

Theo twirled around the dance floor with his wife. He had to admit that she wasn't bad to be around. They were doing their best to enjoy their special day, but how could they with creeps walking around?

Luna's smile never fell the whole time.

"I don't understand," He said to her, "How you can keep that smile on your face."

"Because I have no reason to be upset. You will do nothing to harm me. That leaves me with nothing to fear," She told him.

He couldn't understand. He didn't know how she could still be her normal self during this time. Eventually, he knew, this situation would destroy her. It destroyed him and everyone else he knew.

Blaise and Draco finally returned after the song finished. It had been the seventh dance of the night for Theo and Luna. Draco said a few words to his parents before approaching the couple.

"It's official now. I believe it's also time to go," Draco instructed.

He guided the newlyweds off the ballroom floor and towards the door. Blaise quickly followed behind. No one questioned them as they walked out, most likely because all the guests wanted to leave.

Draco and Blaise immediately departed once they entered the estate's travel room leaving Theo and Luna by themselves.

"Shall we enjoy our wedding night?" Luna asked.

They were walking to their wing when she asked this and he froze. He completely forgot about the wedding night. Sure Luna was a lovely looking witch but Theo didn't know if he was ready. He knew Blaise was most likely read for his.

"Are you always this straightforward?" Theo asked.

Luna shrugged and answered, "I see no reason to beat around the bush. Besides, embellishing the truth takes too much time when you could just be frank about it."

He realized this girl was never given the credit she deserved. There was a reason she was in Ravenclaw, and it just wasn't for her creativity and originality.

"Might I ask you a question, Theodore?"

He nodded.

"Why do you act so aloof?"

"Pardon?"

"You always try to seem cold and distant by being quiet and reserved. You are the hidden figure of your group. Draco is the leader and Blaise is a man of action, but you come up with the plans. Why don't you ever take the credit for your ideas and smarts?" She inquired.

They reached the door to their wing, and Theo pushed it open. He knew Spinks had moved Luna's things to his room for they agreed to share a room once married. Spinks had been given as the Nott's personal elf, Hobbs was Zabini's, and Tippy was Malfoy's.

He didn't know how to answer her question. He'd always been that way since his mother died when he was young.

"I'm sorry for your loss," she whispered. "I lost my mother when I was younger too."

He looked at her bewildered. "How did you know I lost my mother?"

"You just said it aloud," She answered. "You said your thought aloud."

He nodded. "How did your mother pass?"

"A backfired spell," She replied. "Yours?"

"I'm not sure. One day mother and I were in the garden. She hadn't been feeling well for the previous days and it was the first sunny day in Wales in a while. I thought maybe the sun would do her some good; I was only seven at the time so I didn't know better and she was just doing the motherly thing. We were walking past a patch of daffodils and wisterias when she collapsed. I called for an elf to fetch my father and another elf to help. By the time father came rushing out, it was too late," A tear slid down his cheek. Luna gently wiped it away.

"Father was always a brute man who never showed emotions. That was the one time I saw Thoros Alexander Nott cry. He didn't even cry at mother's funeral, only when he and I were kneeling in the dirt next to her fallen body. What amazed me was that he never blamed me. He never blamed the boy who made his sick mother go outside because he thought it would help her. He didn't even blame the elf who tried to help. It was if he knew the day was coming," Theo continued on.

Luna pulled him into their room. "My mother loved experimenting with spells. She actually helped create some that are used now. I loved watching her at work. I was in her lab one day reading a book on nifflers while she was working on a protection shield charm and something went wrong. She was gone when father came into the lab."

"You saw your mum die?" Theo croaked.

"You saw yours and I saw mine," She replied. They were quiet for minutes letting the new information sink in. "This is a mood killer. Are you going to kiss me?"

Theo chuckled. He could definitely get used to her. "Do you want me to kiss you?"

"If I didn't I wouldn't have asked."

He leaned down and kissed her. It was different then when he kissed her at their wedding. He made this one worth while. He pushed passion into it. He made it the first real kiss of their relationship. It gave him hope that he could survive so long as she was with him.