You May Kiss the Bride
"If anyone here knows of a reason why these two should not be wed, speak now or forever hold your—"
"Wait!" a voice calls from the back of the room.
Daphne spins around. She hasn't heard this voice in a long time, she didn't even know he was here. Almost instantly, a thousand memories come rushing back to her—the time they were caught kissing at the back of Professor Slughorn's class, the first time they'd gone to Hogsmeade together, when he'd got her and her sister to safety during the Battle of Hogwarts, and the time she'd caught him cheating on her with a girl from his work.
"Daphne, I'm sorry about what I did, and I'm sorry I haven't apologised before now. I didn't realise what I had until it was too late. I miss you, Daphne, I really do. I know this is selfish, but please don't marry him."
She takes a breath, smoothing down her dress.
"You're right, that is selfish. I'm sorry, but that answer is no. You had your chance. I've moved on, Blaise. So should you."
She turns back to face the officiant, ignoring Blaise's protests in the background.
"Do you wish to continue?" She nods. "Well, in that case, do you, Daphne Greengrass, take Theodore Nott to be your lawfully wedded husband?"
Daphne turns to Theo and smiles at him, tears in her eyes. "I've never met someone who makes me as happy as you do, Theo. I do."
"And do you, Theodore Nott, take Daphne Greengrass to be your lawfully wedded wife?"
"I do!" he says, a little more enthusiastically than Daphne's expecting.
"I now pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss the bride."
Daphne can't help the tears spilling from her eyes as Theo pulls her in for a kiss and the hall erupts with cheers from her family and friends.
Word Count: 311
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