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Chapter 7 – The Wedding

Kat woke up early the next morning and immediately went to the Manor to prepare for Hermione and Draco's wedding. She found that the right wing of the Manor had been warded off against the men and quickly raced up the stairs to find an insane amount of dresses, hose, and have eaten breakfast muffins strewn about the massive sitting room. "Are we sure this wedding is for Hermione? I thought everything would be colored coded." Ginny laughed as she pulled Kat into the room.

"Come on, we need to get you looking beautiful," Ginny giggled as she dragged her into the large bathroom where Hermione and Fleur were fighting with lace undergarments. "Luna's running a bit late."

"Why the hell do these have so many bloody straps?" Hermione growled at the white lace contraption.

"You doing ok love?" Kat eyed the short-tempered witch warily.

"No I'm not. These clowns thought that I needed to have something special for Draco to unwrap tonight and I'm not sure how to even get the damn thing on." Kat walked over to her friend and took the lace tie up undies.

"Hermione, dear, you're so frazzled you've forgotten you're a witch," With that Kat pointed her wand at Hermione and vanished her bathrobe completely. Ignoring Hermione's squeal of horror she quickly waved her wand again and the frustrating garment was on her perfectly laced up. "There we are. Sexy as hell and ready for a good unwrapping."

"Why didn't 'e think of 'hat?" Fleur looked at Hermione astonished.

"Baby brain." Kat laughed. "Though I don't think that excuse works for Hermione." They continued to get dressed and Kat helped Hermione do her hair, adding some little flowers and a bit of glitter to make her shine in the sunlight. "You look absolutely beautiful Hermione. Draco isn't going to know what hit him."

"Agreed." Ginny nodded. "Now it's time for you Kit-Kat."

"I think I can handle a dress and some make-up Gin," Kat growled.

"Oh you remember what make-up is? That's a good sign at least." Ginny said sarcastically as she began to pick eyeshadow colors.

"What do you mean by that Ginevra Potter?"

"Honey, you went into the last battle with magic and hair styled looking like a bloody angel ready to make war." Ginny laughed. "You made the rest of us look bad on a daily basis and well, now you just don't seem to care anymore."

"She's right," Hermione agreed while Fleur sadly nodded.

"Let's make Snape want to shag you on the dance floor," Kat blushed as Ginny started to work her magic on her.

Severus hated weddings. The dress robes reminded him of the awful dinner parties that Voldemort would force him to attend. The music was usually awful and he was always expected to dance as drunk witches forgot where they were allowed to place their hands. He hated watching the happy couples spin around the dance floor as he pretended to not be interested in long-term relationships seeing as he feared the woman would be used against him. Even standing as the Best Man to his godson did not make the wedding feel any more enjoyable.

Standing underneath the wedding arch, Draco seemed perfectly poised and ready to bond himself to his witch but Severus could see the tense shoulders, the light sweat on his brow, and the small movements of his hands that gave away his restlessness. Harry, Blaise, and Theo had taken bets on if the groom would vomit before the bride was revealed and if Severus was right, Theo was going to be ten galleons richer by the end of the night. He may be nervous but he would never let anyone else know.

He sighed in relief when he heard the music begin and watched with boredom as the wedding party began to walk down the aisle that is until Katerina was shown. Draco laughed as Severus stood taller, his eyes greedily watching the enchanting witch walking towards him. Her hair had been left to flow down her back, the elegant green gown curving over her body to her feet, and her face had been highlighted gently so that she still looked like Kat but it brought back memories of a fiercely strong rainbow haired siren that he missed. His eyes never left her even as she went to stand from across him and she gave him a small smile. He truly did try to watch as Hermione came down looking nothing like the bookworm he remembered and he tried to pay attention while the besotted couple said their vows and shared their first kiss. He tried to ignore his thoughts as the newlyweds shared their first dance and toasts were done (thankfully Draco refrained from making him to one) but all he could think about was how to get his rainbow back.

"You know, if everyone didn't know you loved her before, they definitely know now."

"I have no idea what you are babbling on about Weasley," Severus growled at the living twin.

"Come on mate," George laughed deeply, "You were practically shagging her with your eyes, in front of everyone. Even now you can't stop watching her. Admit it, Katerina looks amazing today."

"She does," Severus agreed quietly, "Just like she does every day."

"You know, you both deserve to be happy." George patted him on the back. "You do know that she looks at you the same way?" And with that George left and grabbed Kat's hand, dragging her onto the dance floor. He watched as George twirled her around and then wiggled his eyes at her causing her to blush. That's when he saw it, the smallest hint of pink as she smacked George's arm. He started making a plan. They had sat down at the round head table for the dinner when he decided to test his theory. Anger had always been her trigger before and he hoped he didn't fuck this up.

"So Katerina, have you decided if you are going to take your grandfather's offer?" Severus asked her as he speared a piece of steak.

"I think I will. I've been enjoying being back and I've truly missed my friends." Kat smiled at him and he felt like a bastard for what he was about to do.

"I'm not so sure he is making the best decision," he drawled.

"Excuse me?"

"Well, no offense, but you are quite the flight risk."

"What are you doing Severus?" Harry asked concerned.

"Just saying what I think," He said with a sneer. "I just think that Albus is putting a lot of faith in someone who runs from their problems."

"Now that's just rude Severus," Ginny glared at him.

"I ran one time, Snape. And I think I had a bloody good reason to do so," His eyes flashed to her head as he saw the flash of red. He knew that Harry and Draco saw it as well, as their mouths had dropped open. Severus decided to push it a little more.

"Well who's to say you won't do so again? And I'd hate to see who has to die this time."

"SEVERUS!" Hermione yelled as Ginny drew her wand at him. The tables closest to them had stopped talking and were now watching fearfully.

Kat stood up quickly, her chair falling back, her wand pointing at his face. He watched as red slowly moved down her hair, washing over the dull grey, her eyes finally flashing with life. "How DARE you! You arrogant, lowlife, good for nothing, bastard! I thought you were my friend, but you are nothing but a hateful arse. I can't believe that I thought I was in lo-"

"Kat!"

"WHAT?"

"Your hair…its…"

"ARE YOU SERIOUS HARRY JAMES POTTER?" Severus watched as her hair began to crackle as Hermione began to move away from her. Her hair was now a vibrant red, with black streaks running through it. "OF ALL PEOPLE, YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT MY HAIR?"

Harry looked as he was thinking of running for cover. The plates on the table began to rattle and the table itself began to shake. "Kat look at your hair."

Katerina glared at Harry and then looked down. Her eyes widened and the table stopped moving. Her perfect little mouth moved into a small 'o' and her hair flashed to white. Disbelief still in her eyes, she looked up at Severus, who was grinning back at her. "You, you did that on purpose."

"Obviously." He started laughing as the others at the table began to clap and he heard many shouts of delight coming from the other guests. Kat slowly sat back down, her hair now flashing between purple and pinkish-red.

"Thank you Severus," Hermione started, her eyes never leaving the now rainbow-colored woman, "For the best wedding gift I could have ever gotten."

Severus stood up and looked down at the now smiling female and bowed slightly, taking her hand into his and gently kissing her knuckles. "May I have this dance?" He smirked as Kat's hair went pink.

"Yes." The remainder of the night he hardly let her go though he did have to allow her some dances with the annoying Weasley boys and Potter but it lightened his heart to watch her hair entertain the crowds again flashing yellows, greens, and pinks. Pissing her off had been worth it.

"Thank you Severus, I've missed feeling, well you know, feelings," He watched Kat's hair turn pink and he laughed. "Though I think this is going to be extremely hard for me to get used to again."

"It'll be nice being able to guess what is going on in that beautiful head of yours." It took her hair going even brighter pink before he realized that he had said it out loud. "I mean, it'll be convenient to know when to stay away from a hexing –" he stopped talking as Kat stepped closer to him and put her hand on his cheek. He stood perfectly still, not sure what to do. His eyes took in every movement of her face, his breath hitching when he saw her lick her lips. Merlin did he want to suck on that tongue. She saw her hair mixing with red and pink, remembering it from when he had seen her memories of her being with Fred. His heart raced as he realized what that could mean for him. He stepped a bit closer, their bodies touching. He grinned as she hissed at the feeling of his body against hers.

Glancing behind her quickly he moved her backwards until she was pressed against a tree. He looked at her hungrily trying to find any hesitation in her body. Instead she pulled him back to her and crashed her lips against his. He was startled by the swell of magic around them but didn't have much time to think on it as she ran a hand through his hair tugging slightly. Severus moaned as he bit her bottom lip and she pushed her hips out to meet his. He slowly moved his hand up her side and cupped one of her perfect breasts. He nearly came when he felt her hand move down to gently grip his hardened member. "Oh Severus," he stumbled when he heard her husky voice say his name.

A loud crack interrupted them just as he was about to move a hand south to pull up her dress. "Severus, I meant to ask you – " Draco looked up and his mouth dropped open in surprise. "Sorry, was not expecting that, I'll come back later." Draco quickly disappeared.

"Bloody hell," Kat laughed. "One of these times I'm really going to kill him."