Hello everyone sorry about last week I just wanted this to be good for you to read. I like some of your predictions were on the right track. But anyway here it is the real Chapter 7. Enjoy!
Note that once present-day Harry is in the Pensieve his thoughts, opinions, and actions will be in italics. Except when a past person is writing.~
Chapter 7: An Oath at a Wedding
Present-Day, 2001
I fell asleep on my bed for a few minutes until Kreater came knocking on the door about dinner. "Master, dinner is ready." he said
"Okay," I called out to him with my back to the door. Kreater left closing the door behind him. I sat up wiping my almost dried tears off my face and left the room to the dining room. Kreater had made fish and chips with some juice as a beverage. As I begin to eat I hear Kreater walking up the stairs muttering to himself. "Mistress, you would not like what your home has become a mudblood, a bloodtrailor, and an ugly brat that won't shut up."
I glared. I wish that he would stop talking about Teddy like that. Just because Tonks was a metamorphmagus and that is her son it is uncalled for to call him that. I went ahead and finished my dinner in silence thinking about the remaining four vials in the pensieve room. If Hermione and I do get married will Ginny and Ron ever find out? Hell, do we even make it to even saying our vows to each other if that's the case? Is Ginny that jealous to a point that she would drug us? I guess I will find out how she and Ron have been doing this to us. Ugh. I hope that I don't have to kill them. They are my friends after all and their family was so welcoming in letting me into the family. After putting my plate into the sink for Kreater, I headed back to the pensieve room but on the way I find a magical picture hanging on the wall of Ron, Hermione, and I hugging and laughing by Hagrid's hut at Hogwarts. Hermione was sporting the emerald barrette that I gave her in her hair. I shook my head. "Dammit. This is going to be hard"
I continued on to the room picked up fourth in the line of the last of the vials and dunk my head into pensieve once more.
June 1996
This memorization starts with Hermione running into the common room. The Hogwarts school year was about to end and everyone's bags were in the common room ready to go for the train.
"Ron, where's Harry?" Hermione heaved. She and Ron still had bandages from the fight at the Ministry. "He has locked himself in our room. I don't think that he will come out until we leave for King's Cross." Ron replied. "Thanks!" Hermione huffed up the stairs.
As Ron walked out of the portrait hole, not really minding Hermione at this point, Hermione knocked on the boy's dormitory door and waited for the younger me to answer. When he didn't answer her knock she started to do the alohomora spell, but he finally opens the door. 15-year-old Harry looked like he wanted it to die himself with my godfather Sirius Black. Hermione looked distraught at him; a loss for words. She pulled him into a nurturing embrace as Harry stood there not able to speak or move. Hermione and he stood there for a while in each other's arms. Not wanting the moment to go away of comfort and solace.
Behind the two I hear the girl's dormitory door closed quietly but noticeable. Still, in each other's arms, Hermione took my face into her hands showing that a few tears have fallen off her face as well.
"Oh, Harry I don't know what to say." Hermione sobbed. "I'm so sorry that this happened. This hurts me as much it hurts you."
This time was me that pulled her into the embrace. He silently cried into her shoulder. I'm glad we are alone while doing this. People might get the wrong idea...
"I think he liked the idea of us together and would have loved you to join the family," I whispered into her ear.
Hermione made a small chuckled at the idea into his shoulder. "Yeah, he even started calling me Mrs. Potter." A minute or two past once more before Hermione started again. "I think we should start talking about the wedding again just so you can get your mind off Sirius." Harry agreed.
"Do you want to talk to Professor McGonagall or Professor Dumbledore first?"
"Professor McGonagall." He says.
She did a cleaning spell on both of us to get rid of any sign of crying on both our parts, got to go in with some dignity, and took Harry's hand lovingly and comfortably. She led him to her office. Once they got there Hermione took the lead and knocked on the office door. Professor McGonagall answers the door as Hermione began to speak. "Hi Professor McGonagall, can me and Harry talk to you for a moment?" Hermione with a fabricated smile acting-out to its utmost importance.
"Of course." Professor McGonagall waved us in.
"Can we put a silencing charm over this room this is important to us and we don't want anything to leave this room or anyone to overhear?"
Professor McGonagall gave Hermione a puzzled look but gave her a nod anyway. Once done but the charm Professor McGonagall asked, "Is this about Mr. Potter's Godfather? Because I am so sorry for what happened."
"N-no not really, but he was involved in what we are about to ask you?" Professor McGonagall ushered the two teenagers into her office sitting them down across from her neatly covered wooden desk.
"Thank you, Professor. A-anyway this might s-shock you, but would you be willing to be a witness to our union coming soon?" Harry hesitated.
Professor McGonagall noticed the looks in their faces in that we were serious. Yeah, I can't believe it either we are going through with this. "But why so soon your children have all your lives ahead of you?"
"We thought about that and Hermione and I want to be together if we don't survive this oncoming battle we wanted to be family in the end." Hermione grabbed my hand and held onto it and smiled contently.
Professor McGonagall smiled as well. "You know you two remind me of James and Lily. They had the same idea of getting married before the first war started. I think they both would love for Hermione to join the Potter family. Of course, I would love to be a witness to the union will it be a big wedding?"
"Actually that's why I put the Silencing charms up. We are doing this in secret not that many people will know that we eloped and also we will put together a promising spell for none of our witnesses to say anything about the wedding until we say so or if we die." Hermione faltered
"Just like James and Lily. Where will this wedding be if held?"
"We were going to ask Professor Dumbledore about having it here in the castle since it is the safest place in the Wizarding World," Harry said.
"Ah, I understand why don't we all go right now, I think that he is still in his office." Professor McGonagall said.
The three of them went to his office and explained everything that Hermione and Harry had explained to Professor McGonagall. Professor Dumbledore expressed a look of delight when he heard to the news in full.
"Mr. Potter, Ms. Granger, I would love to do this for you actually I am honored." Professor Dumbledore grinned. "but let's read Sirius' will before we go on with this wedding. He was your godfather so we must wait for his approval of this wedding. When are you going to have it?"
"Late August." Harry says, "But why we must wait for his will he already gave us his blessing."
"It has it be in writing that he approves the marriage. We will be underage when we have it." Hermione noted.
"Ms. Granger is right for an underage couple to wed they need the guardians from both sides to approve of the union." Professor Dumbledore replied.
"That's okay we still need to ask Luna anyway," Hermione said rubbing Harry's hand in comfort.
"Yes, as we wait for the reading of the will," Professor McGonagall stated. "Get your last witness so that the wedding will go through gracefully."
"Thank you, Professor McGonagall, Professor Dumbledore for everything," Harry said.
"You're welcome my dear boy and I'm so sorry about Sirius." Professor Dumbledore mourned.
Early July 1996
The memory switches to 12 Grimmauld Place to what it feels like a few weeks have passed. Professor Dumbledore, Hermione, and about to be 16-year-old Harry sat around the dining room table to hear what Griphook read what Sirius Black's will said:
"I, Sirius Black make a declaration on the behalf of the Black Estate to make Harry Potter, my godson, to be my sole heir to everything that the Blacks own and more. Mr. Potter will get everything to 12 Grimmauld Place to the Black Family fortune and jewels that are in the family vault. Since there is an oncoming war I wish you, Harry, great happiness for the rest of your days and if in an event of me passing on before the wedding of Ms. Hermione Granger and Mr. Harry Potter I give them my blessing for the wedding. I want you two to be happy in life and I would have been happy to welcome Ms. Granger to the Potter Family. Thank you for everything in life, I will miss you has much as you miss me.
Sirius Black."
Hermione smiled sweetly as Harry was about to tear up again over the loss. Hermione's hand went to his as Professor Dumbledore started to speak. "Ms. Granger, Mr. Potter when is it a good day to have this unity?"
"We were thinking about the 26th of August," Harry said. "A few days before the new school year."
"I will get the paperwork from the Ministry to make this official." Professor Dumbledore affirmed. "I will see you two then have a good summer."
Professor Dumbledore and Griphook left as Hermione put her head comfortably between Harry's neck and shoulder.
August 26, 1996
The memory dissolves to Hogwarts again, but no one was in the halls or anywhere for that matter. This should be the wedding day I guess as I find now 16-year-old self coming down to Dumbledore's office. He was wearing his school robes. Wait I didn't I buy a tux or wear the formal robes that I had for the Yule Ball. That's weird.
Harry went into the office and found Professor McGonagall, Professor Dumbledore, and Luna Lovegood there, in their school robes, waiting for the young couple to come.
"Thank you all for the understanding that the formal robes kinda would forgive things away."
"No problem I am just happy to see this!" Luna excitedly. She was holding in her hands a flower crown of lilies. "Here you go, Harry, wear this."
"Thanks, Luna." He said putting it on his head.
"I always knew that it would be you two in the end. You two are cute together." Luna said in her dreamily voice.
Professor McGonagall stepped forward. "Mr. Potter, me and Professor Dumbledore want to make a suggestion into making an unbreakable vow between all of us to keep this secret better."
"Well, what is it better than the promising charm?" Harry asked.
"The promising charm can be easily broken."
"Okay I agree but Hermione has to hear about this too."
Professor McGonagall nodded as Harry took his place at Professor Dumbledore's desk which was cleaned off for the occasion and only had the papers for the marriage certificate and his wand. "Ready?" Professor Dumbledore asked.
"Yes, but a little bit nervous."
That's when Hermione came through the door with a flower crown to on her head with strings attached that held even more lilies down her bushy hair. She joined me at the desk. Hermione does look cute on our wedding day. My younger self was in agreeance because of his big smile on his face ready to greet her. She had a small envelope in her right hand and put it onto Dumbledore's desk.
"This is my approval from my parents for the marriage," Hermione said. She turned to Harry and smiled in total bliss at him.
"Let's began," Professor Dumbledore stated. "Today 26th of August of the year 1996 we are here to celebrate the union of Mr. Harry James Potter and Ms. Hermione Jean Granger." He lifted up his wand in his hand. "Will the bride and groom take each other's hand and lift them over their heads." The couple obeyed and he waved in a circle motion his wand over the joining hands. "Simul in Caritate! Now since the 'together in love,' charm is now bewitched you both. The bride wanted a little bit of familiarity to this marriage has well we will start the vows."
Hermione and Harry repeated the traditional muggle vows at a wedding that I only think I have seen once in my life totally. Watching all this makes me wonder what the short future will become of itself? When will Ginny or Ron, for that matter, tear us apart? In the Wizarding World marriages are for life how did Ginny and Ron pull us apart? I think that I am going to have to do some investigating into this after I finish this.
"Now for the bonding spell that both bride and groom will give each other," Dumbledore stated. Harry and Hermione took out their wands and in true harmony waved their wands in a square. "Tutela Caritate!" They said in unison.
"Now that the bride and groom have done everything it is now that they make it fully official. Also I will put a powerful charm to hide this so to keep this secret from the death eaters."
He turned the paper to the young couple and gave a pen to Harry. The certificate's parchment had been dip in a gold color that read "Harry James Potter married Hermione Jean Potter (neé Granger) on the 26th of August in the year 1996 witnessed by Professor Minerva McGonagall and Luna Lovegood." in silver text. Harry and Hermione signed the certificate officiating their marriage. Professor McGonagall and Professor Dumbledore clapped and cheered as Luna took out more lilies from her pocket and showered them over the newlywed couple. Hermione and Harry beamed at each other. Harry whispered something into her ear and she nodded. "I want to thank you all for doing this for us," Hermione announced. "This next part is the unbreakable vow we want this as secret as possible only you three will know until we are ready to tell the world or if we die in this battle."
"Professor McGonagall will do the honors of enchanting the vow on us all?" Harry asked.
"Of course my dear boy." Professor McGonagall agreed. "I want all of you to gather each other hands."
The charm was administered and the lot left the office congratulating the couple and them thanking them again.
"Wait a minute Harry, before we leave I want to do a protection spell on us," Hermione called out.
"Okay, what do we need to do?" Harry said.
Hermione took Harry into her arms all the while holding her wand in her right hand. "Not much I will say that spell and it will be done." She started to whirl her wand around in a circular motion while having locked eyes with Harry's green ones. "Concordia in praesidio."
She gave a smile to him. "We are finally done with the wedding."
"What was that spell specifically for?"
"It was for protecting our relationship from things that will break us apart." The memory finishes with a kiss from the couple.
Present Day, 2001
I officially married Hermione. Cute but I for one don't want to know what happens next. There are three vials left. God this is going to be difficult. The protection of the spell didn't work out as planned Hermione. I fell for Ginny or so it seems…
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