Chapter ten

On the morning of the wedding, Harry had packed all his stuff back into his truck, then Dumbledore took it down to Severus' private rooms. Both Harry and Severus had decided they were not going to see each other until just before the wedding. So Harry was in Albus Dumbledore's private rooms trying to get his hair to lie flat, it wasn't until Dumbledore used a charm that finally made it stop sticking up all over the place.

'You look very nice Harry, that colour suits you.'

'Thanks professor.'

'Are you nervous?'

'Mainly about everyone watching me.'

'So you're not nervous about the wedding or the wedding night?'

Harry blushed, 'A little,' he lifted his head, 'Um, because of when I was younger, this will be different, won't it?'

'Yes, you are older for one, it will not be forced. Severus has told you that if you cannot go through with it, then nothing will happen.'

'Yeah, he told me,' Harry blew out a huge breath, 'Okay, I think I'm ready,' Harry and Albus looked towards the door as someone knocked loudly.

Albus opened the door, 'Remus, you should be down in the great hall.'

'I need Harry to tell me he wants this.'

Harry sighed but waited until Remus stepped into the room, 'I do Remus, I love him, so please can you just accept this.'

'You're not being force, no one is blackmailing you, you haven't been imperiused, nothing? As one of your father's oldest friends, tell me the truth Harry.'

'There's nothing except our feelings Remus, yes there is the protection professor Dumbledore wrote to you about, but we both want this for how we feel, not just that.'

'Alright, you seem sure, but he better look after you or he will meet Moony.'

Harry chuckled, 'He does already Remus. Tell me what you think Sirius and my father would say if they were here today?'

Remus groaned loudly, 'Both of them would lock you up before hexing Severus then they would hex me and Albus for allowing it.'

'Yeah, I could see Sirius doing that and more. This is what we both want.'

'It's time, so Remus, go down and have a seat, we'll be there in a couple of minute.'

'Alright Albus,' Remus hugged Harry, 'Just be happy pup, okay?'

Harry laughed, 'I hated Sirius calling me that, now you,' Harry shook his head, 'I am happy, so you just be happy for us.'

'I am now I know you want this. Okay, I'll see you down there, I'll be sitting with the Weasleys who are all in shock right now.'

Harry laughed, 'Yeah, I bet they are.'

Harry and Albus walked slowly down through the castle, they met Severus just outside the closed door. Albus smiled then stepped into the great hall ready to marry Harry Potter to Severus Snape. He flicked his wand and music started, everyone turned towards the doors of the great hall as they opened. Harry and Severus were holding hands as they walked slowly down the carpeted aisle. Harry kept his eyes forward so he couldn't see everyone watching him even though he knew they were. Severus must have felt his nervousness, so he tightened his hand making Harry smile.

They stopped in front of Albus, 'We are all here to witness the joining of two souls, two souls that are so alike but so different in many ways. Harry James Potter and Severus Tobias Snape wish to perform a blood bonding ceremony to join them, to join their lives, their souls and their blood to one another,' Albus held up a knife, Harry and Severus wrapped one hand each around the knife as their fingers entwined, then Albus pulled the knife down sharply, 'Their blood is joining them to bind their souls and their magic to the other, they are joining to become one,' Albus put the knife down then wrapped a golden chord around their still joined hands, 'As their blood flows into the one they love, I bind their souls from this day until their last day, then they will stay joined for all eternity,' Albus passed his wand over the golden chord which glowed brightly before dissolving into their joined hands. The ceremony was unusual but a very beautiful bonding of two lives. So even though everyone was shocked to see these two men marry, it still made a lot of the girls and woman cry. When they were announced as bonded partners and husbands, Harry and Severus stared into each other's eyes, they lifted each other's cut hands, kissed the palm of their bonded partner, sealing their love and their joining before their lips met in a passionate and very hungry kiss. They were some loud applause, some whistles but there were also some groans and grunts of disapproval, especially from the Slytherins.

'I have a wedding gift for you Harry and even though we said not to do this, I wanted this for you.'

'Sev,' Harry watched him as he went behind the podium that Albus was standing at them brought out a beautiful green snake, 'Oh Sev, she's beautiful,' Harry took the snake in his hands, 'Hello, I'm Harry, what's your name?' he hissed in parseltongue.

'My name is emerald, because of my colour, which is the same colour as your eyes, so it means that you are supposed to own me Harry.'

Harry chuckled, 'Yeah, I think you're right emerald,' Harry looked at Sev and kissed him again, 'Thank you, her name is emerald.'

'It's going to be interesting listening to you two talk, now put him across your shoulders so we can greet our guests.'

'Yes…dear,' Harry grinned making Severus chuckle, but put the snake on his shoulders.

'I'm going to have a lot of problems with you aren't I love?'

'Yep,' Harry laughed again then turned to Hermione, Ron and his friends who finally all started to congratulate the two men, 'Do you like emerald,' Harry gave his snake a pat.

'Are you turning into a Slytherin?' Neville asked.

'No, but I am a parselmouth, so it's natural that I like snake's. Her name is emerald and she's beautiful.'

'I'm not keen on snakes,' Hermione said keeping her distance.

'She won't hurt you Hermione, not unless I told her too which I wouldn't.'

'Let me take her love, then you can hug your friends, I do know they all like to hug.'

Harry chuckled, 'It must be our way Sev,' Harry started hissing and his snake slid from his shoulder to Severus arm, 'Okay Hermione she's with Sev,' Harry was hugged instantly making him chuckle, 'I'm married.'

'Yes, and at your age, that is not right Harry. So why is Albus allowing this to happen?' Molly asked stiffly.

'This wasn't Albus' decision Molly, it was my decision and Harry's decision. Now as Albus told you in his letter, yes Harry does have extra protection now we've bonded, it also gets Harry out of that house. You can't get better enchantments than Hogwarts, so Harry will be safe here and I will make sure he's safe as well.'

'Yes, safe, but he's just a boy Severus and you're the same age as his parents.'

'Age doesn't come into this Mrs. Weasley, love does. So please just accept that Sev and I love each other, so we wanted to marry.'

'I'm not sure I can ever accept it, but I will respect your decision,' Molly hugged Harry, 'Just be happy and be careful,' she whispered.

'I am Mrs. Weasley,' Harry gave her a small smile before he finally got congratulations from the rest of the Weasleys, then his other friends from other houses. He put emerald back on his shoulder then sat next to Severus their hands joined as they watched their invited guests talk to either staff or students.

After everyone had eaten, Harry and Severus were first on the dance floor and even though Harry couldn't dance, he just held Severus and let him lead him so it wasn't as bad as he thought it would be.

'I am happy Sev, but I can feel the magic surrounding us.'

'Yes, it is very strong, but it will strengthen.'

Harry looked up at Severus, 'I hope I can, because I want to.'

'Then if you want to that should help you go through with it. But I said it won't happen if you are not sure in anyway.'

'I know, so that makes me feel better, but I think I'll be fine,' Harry was a little embarrassed to tell Severus that he had been dreaming about them making love and just thinking about that made his cock twitch, he moved a little so Severus wouldn't feel it but had a feeling that he knew anyway. Like Dumbledore in a lot of ways, Severus just seemed to know things without words being said.