Chapter 10: Happily Ever After!

The day was clear and filled with a cool breeze as the sun shined down upon them and the birds sang their happy songs, a perfect day for Aragorn's coronation. Harry stood to one side grinning widely at the sight of his future husband kneeling with Gandalf before him muttering a speech. Beside him his brothers stood with equally wide grins on their faces. They stood in matching cloaks except for the brooches that held them about their shoulders. Harry himself stood between Neville and Draco who had possessive arms wrapped about him, not wanting to let him go just yet as if he were a dream. He didn't really mind he was doing the same to them. At each of their sides were their respective mates who held them just as close.

Across the way stood those he had known as parents and those he had not been allowed to know. Remus stood in the middle with Sirius on his right with Severus on the Grimm Animagus' other side while James stood to Remus' left. Lily had an arm wrapped about James waist resting atop Remus' own. Harry met his adoptive father's eyes and they exchanged matching grins. Harry's attention was soon drawn to the Man standing behind his father, Faramir. He smiled at his new father, his emerald eyes shining like they had before he had fought the War and lost so many. Beside him stood Boromir with a pregnant Eowyn and he gave her a sly grin, she only turned back to watch the coronation with a rosy blush on her cheeks.

His attention was drawn downward where his daughter wrapped herself around his leg and where his son sat leaning against his other leg. He smiled lovingly down at them and got smiles in return. He turned his gaze back to his fiancé as the Man stood, crowned and began singing. Harry felt his heart soar and soon his voice joined his loves and he untangled himself from his brothers and took his children's' hands as they too joined in the song. He led them up to his love and he and his cubs stood proudly by Aragorn and were crowned themselves with smaller, more elegant crowns to show their status in the kingdom.

Harry turned and embraced Gandalf and turned back only to freeze at the sight of the specters that stood together on the walkway. There stood his allies that had died in battle. The twins, Mrs. Weasley, Hermione, Ron, Mr. Weasly, Bill with Fleur, and so many others that had found a place in his heart in his old home stood before him smiling at him happily. No one else seemed to notice them except those that had come from his time and his new brothers and husband to be along with those that had become equally close to he and Remus. Slowly they began to fade and Harry felt a weight he hadn't noticed to be there disappear and he felt as if he were flying in his Griffin form. Tears of joy filled his emerald eyes he finally had the family he had wished for so passionately in his other life.

Harry sat at one of the many tables that littered the court yard as people milled an about and danced drunkenly to the bouncing tones of music that filled the night air. Torches flickered about them along with bon fires. A smile covered his face and his cheeks began to ach but he couldn't find the heart to care. He laughed with joy at the sight of Aragorn dancing with his little Lily and the girl giggling away with each dip her soon to be Father performed. Lith was dancing with one of the many girls from Isengard, a smile on his face.

Harry was startled from his observations when he felt the presence of two people join him at the table. He turned and was met with eyes identical to his own along with warm hazel eyes. He turned and placed his glass upon the table giving his two birth parents his undivided attention. He felt nerves fill him as well as a familiar panic that told him he was worthless and that his parents would hate him and what he had become.

'Harry love, are you alright?' his mate's soothing voice broke through his panic ridden thoughts and calmed him once again.

'Yes, a few insecurities from the past just came to haunt me for a moment. I will be fine, you just enjoy your time bonding with your daughter,' Harry told him reassuringly sending his love through the bond as well as the happiness he felt.

He felt the responding wave of feelings coming from Aragorn and a gentle smile came to his lips as he returned his attention to his parents. He waited for one of them to speak, nerves making his stomach flutter and clench.

James spoke first, "I'm so proud of you," he whispered, tears glazing his hazel eyes as he stared at his son.

Harry felt tears fall from his eyes and felt all his fear leave him as he launched himself at the father he never knew, clutching at him as if he was the only thing left that could keep him alive. James hugged him just as close and Lily looked on with tears in her eyes, he little baby had grown so much while she had been away. She mentally cursed Voldemort and the prophecy for taking her from her boy and forcing him into the life style he had been forced to live.

Harry pulled back and turned to look at his mother, part of him scared to hear what she would say to him. Lily, as if sensing this, gave him a loving smile and pulled him to her into a gentle, warm hug he had never known. Her hugs weren't Mrs. Weasley's death squeezes but seemed to leak love and warmth into his body. He buried his head into his mother's neck and felt his dad hug him from behind; it was nice to finally find out what his parents were like. He loved Remus and appreciated what the Man had done for him but a part of him had continued to wonder.

After a while Harry finally pulled away and took a deep breath, he had a lot of questions and they could wait, but two kept making themselves known, "How is it that all of you are here? I can understand how Siri and Sev got here, because the Veil was a passageway to other worlds but I could never understand how you and the others got here," he said, leaning back and looking back and forth between them expectantly.

His parents looked between each other before James spoke, "When you die, you are given the choice at whether you would like to live again as we you were in another world or if you would rather move on into death," he stated.

Harry's eyes widened, so that's what happened. He began to wonder, if Remus hadn't survived and he had died along with his adoptive father, would he have chosen to move on to another life or die? He quickly shook that thought away, neither he nor Remus had died so there was no point in thinking on it! He asked his next question, "Would you two give me away with the rest of the original Marauders?" he asked quietly.

"You're getting married?" James eyes looked much like a house elves and Lily's eyes instantly went down to his left hand, noticing the ring Aragorn had given him.

A large smile spread across her face and she rested a gentle hand on James's shoulder causing him to pause and look at her questioningly, "Are you happy sweetie? Is this what you really want to do?" she asked quietly, a smile still on her face.

Harry nodded and his eyes filled with pure happiness that made them sparkle, "I finally have a family now and someone to love me for just Harry," he whispered, thinking of his children and husband-to-be.

James saw the look in his son's eyes and relaxed, "I'd be happy to give you away. Lily?" he turned to his wife and held her hand, playing with her wedding ring and remembering the day she walked down the aisle and they said their vows.

"Of course I'm going to give my baby away!" she said grinning, before she pulled her grown boy into her arms. They may not have been there to watch him grow up or influence any of his choices but he was still their baby boy.

Happiness filled Harry to the brim; finally he could get the peace and happiness he always wanted.

The wedding was small and peaceful just like the couple. Aragorn wore a gold tunic with gold lining and his best men had been Gimli, Legolas, and Boromir. Harry's own tunic had been a deep forest green that made his eyes shine that had a silver lining. His hair had grown to the middle of his shoulder blades and Legolas had braided it much like an Elves braids, entwining flowers here and there. His best men had been all of his brothers and his sister. Lily, his daughter, had been the flower girl and looked radiant in her golden dress and Lith had been the ring bearer looking dashing in a silver tunic.

The service was beautiful and Harry could be seen beaming all day. Gandalf did the service and when Aragorn kissed him deeply a thought went through his head that caused a thrill to go down his spine, they would be together until death do they part.

'And even then we'll be together,' Aragorn's voice whispered through his head.

Harry smiled widely up at him and pulled him in for another kiss. Harry danced with each of the original Marauders and his brothers and sister before he and Aragorn shared their first dance as a married couple. Harry felt as if he couldn't get any happier as he danced with his children as well as Aragorn. He was proven wrong when the service ended and Aragorn carried him up to his- their room, shutting and locking the door behind them.

As he lay on his husband's chest, tracing designs there Harry felt a peace he had been missing for quite some time. He had finally gotten his happily ever after.