Author's notes: this chapter starts up immediately after the previous one. I didn't plan on doing it this way, it just kinda happened.

Also, please let me know if you like the wedding! With no real experience I find it difficult to do wedding scenes.

And the song used during the wedding is from Big & Rich.

Read and review, please!

Chapter 12 A Little Love Can Change Everything


"What?" Harry whispered, in disbelief.

Dumbledore nodded somberly. "I must confess that I myself was surprised when Voldemort chose to go after Neville's parents. I felt certain that you, Harry, would have been chosen."

Harry sat in silence for a moment, thinking over his life. If he'd been chosen… His parents would probably have died and he'd have gone where? To the Dursleys? Would he even have made it to Hogwarts? Met Ron and Hermione? Would Tobias be with him or would Tobias have gone somewhere else? Feeling Ginny's hand in his, Harry also wondered, 'Would I still be in love with Ginny? Would I still be blind? And what about Mallory and Draco?' "You thought it should have been me, Professor?"

Dumbledore nodded, gravely. "As admirably as Neville has risen to his destiny… I believe that you would have been stronger. You also have powers that Voldemort does not know of. And very soon you will discover them."

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Aug. 15th

Black& Agentus Wedding

Hogwarts Castle, Scotland

The Great Hall looked like something out of a fairytale dream. Shining silver and gold candles—unlit for the moment—floated near the ceiling, catching the colorful rays of the morning sun.

Silver smiled as she looked around the room at the decorations. Baby blue streamers hung with shimmery gauze banners. Everything was soft and bright, colored with blue, gold and silver…

Perfect.

The usual house tables were gone, and in their place were rows of benches facing the front of the room. The staff table was gone, replaced by a rose covered arch in front of which was where Silver and Sirius would exchange their marriage vows at 1 that afternoon.

"Silver?" Suzanne Agentus came out of a small room behind where the Hogwarts staff table usually resided and smiled at her daughter. "We still need to do your hair, honey."

Silver nodded and entered the room where a chair had been stationed in the middle of the room. Suzanne nodded at the small group of witches and wizards that surrounded the chair. "Manicure, pedicure, facial, and hair. We should have you ready in about 3 and a half hours."

Silver checked her watch. "Mom, it's 9 o'clock now. The weddings at 1."

"Then we have no time to waste," Suzanne replied, hustling Silver to the chair. "Let's go, team."

Silver said nothing as the beauty team went to work on her hair, nails, and skin. Closing her eyes, she imagined how amazing she'd look in her peach gown and white wedding robes.

So far, everything was completely perfect.

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"You know we don't have to go, Remus," Nymphadora Tonks said, watching Remus Lupin pace up and down the length of the bedroom. She was still half asleep, her bubblegum-pink looking like a fluffy puff ball and her dark blue eyes bleary with sleep.

"I have to go," Remus explained, sitting on the bed. "If I don't go…. It's like…"

"Like you don't approve of the marriage?" Tonks supplied, groggily.

"Exactly," Remus replied, nodding. "It's important to Sirius and Silver that I'm there so I'm going to go."

"Excellent," Tonks muttered, rolling over away from Remus. "Now can I please go back to sleep? I'm not a morning person, you know."

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Sirius knew he was going to screw up.

He was sure of it.

He was going to forget his vows…

Or the ring…

Or he'd have bad breath…. Or worse—dog breath.

Or Silver would change her mind at the last minute

After all, the Black Family didn't exactly have a good record of long and happy marriages.

And here Sirius was about to marry halfblood-halfbreed witch.

Sirius smiled as he pictured his mother's face. She'd have a fit of historic proportions if she didn't kill him first. But this wasn't about Sirius's mother or her problem with non-purebloods.

Today was about Sirius and how much he loved Silver Agentus. Nothing else mattered.

And Silver would love him no matter what… right?

"Right," Sirius said out loud to himself as he pulled out his tux and James' old set of wedding robes. 'For luck,' James had said, handing the garment bag over to his best friend. Sirius got dressed, ran a brush through his hair and checked to make sure he had the ring box which contained Silver's wedding band.

Finally, ready or not, Sirius left to take the Hogwarts Express to the castle.

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'Do you, Draco Malfoy, take this woman, Mallory Potter, to be your lawfully wedded wife?'

Draco smiled as he imagined his own wedding to Mallory someday.

In a frame on the wall hung the drawing Mallory had given him at his mother's funeral. It was of a young and smiling Narcissa Malfoy holding a baby Draco. Behind them was Draco's father, Lucius, looking at his wife and son with love and fatherly pride.

It was a scene Draco was fairly certain had never happened; certainly he couldn't remember such love and pride from his father.

Silver had actually been more like a mother to Draco in the past few months than Narcissa had been his entire life.

Just last week Draco had tentatively asked Silver for some money to buy a new set of dress robes for the wedding. Silver had smiled as she handed over the galleons, telling him to be sure to give her the change.

After getting ready, Draco studied himself in the mirror. His hair, once short and coifed, was longer now and held back with one of Silver's Celtic hair ties. His navy dress robes went perfectly with the blue mock-turtleneck sweater he wore with black pants and dragon-hide boots. Convinced that he was ready, Draco left the loft to head to Hogwarts.

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Molly Weasley looked at the enormous tent that had been set up by the lake, trying to imagine how the reception party would look. Under the tent would be 10 round tables and one shorter rectangular table where the bride, groom, best man and maid of honor would sit facing the wedding party.

Buffet tables would be on either side of the tables and a table in the back would have beverages with the wedding cake in the center.

Pulling out her wand, Mrs. Weasley flicked at various spots around the tables, securing streamers and conjuring flower arrangements.

"Hello, Mum." Looking up, Mrs. Weasley saw her eldest son, Bill, coming down from Hogwarts Castle arm in arm with his fiancée, Fleur Delacour. "It looked lovely, Mum," Bill said, giving his mother a kiss on the cheek before sitting down in one of the chairs.

"How's your leg, Bill?" Mrs. Weasley asked, noting a look of masked pain on her son's face.

Bill started to shrug off the question but Fleur replied, "It is painful, sometimes. Madame Pomphrey said that there was some damage to the nerves. Some days he can barely walk."

"I, uh… had to beg Gringotts for a local job," Bill said, shrugging.

"I understand why you didn't want to tell me," Mrs. Weasley said, giving her son a hug. "But it's okay to worry me, Bill."

"Do you need any help, Mrs. Weasley?" Fleur asked, giving her blonde braid a swish.

"Oh, I would love the extra pair of hands, dear," Mrs. Weasley exclaimed. "If you would check on the rest of the family in the Hogwarts kitchens that would be ideal. I'm almost done here."

Fleur nodded and practically floated up to the castle after giving Bill a lingering kiss on the lips. "She does grow on you after a while, Mum," Bill said, smiling.

"If you say so, Bill, dear."

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At 12:15 the guests stared arriving in Hogsmeade where they would take thestral-drawn carriages up to Hogwarts Castle. As Harry and Ginny, Hermione and Tobias(They had decided to go as 'dates' since both of them were in the wedding party.), Mallory and Draco met up, getting off the train, they each gave one another a final look over before boarding a carriage.

Harry wore green dress robes over a turtleneck and black slacks and Tobias—as one of the groomsmen—wore navy dress robes over his tux.

Hermione—who was also in the wedding party as a bridesmaid—wore a light blue dress with spaghetti straps and matching heels over which she wore lilac dress robes. Her hair was braided and a small sapphire pendant hung at her throat.

Ginny, not being part of the wedding party, had opted against dress robes and had instead decided on a red ankle length skirt and a short-sleeved green blouse.

Once the carriage pulled up to the front of the walk, Ginny hopped out first and offered her hand to Harry to guide him down. Once on the ground, Harry reached into a pocket of his robes and pulled out his cane, unfolding it before taking Ginny's arm and walking with her into the castle and to the Great Hall where they found their seats in the first row of benches; Mallory sat on the other side of Harry with Draco sitting next to her.

As Mallory sat with her brother, waiting for the ceremony to start, she couldn't help feeling uncomfortable sitting next to Harry. She couldn't imagine what it was like for him. He'd never get to see Ginny in her wedding gown and robes. He'd never get to see their first child be born…

As Mallory thought, she tried to imagine a life without sight. She wouldn't be ale to draw… and would she still have the insight to people that she had now? Maybe that skill, at least, would be enhanced…

Ginny was a saint for staying with Harry through everything. She knew that he'd likely be blind for the rest of his life, but she stood by him… through thick and thin.

Finally, once everyone was assembled, Reverend Charles Franklin—an old friend of Dumbledore's who had left the world of magic for a life devoted to the church—nodded to the two Creevey brothers, Colin and Dennis, to open the doors to the hall.

At the front, Sirius ad just composed himself for his bride. But when Silver appeared on her father's arm he felt weak in the knees.

'See your mama and the candles and the tears and roses
I see your daddy walk his daughter down the isle
And my knees start to tremble as I tell the preacher
Don't she look beautiful tonight?'

As Silver same down the aisle and the music started up, Sirius felt his heart race as he whispered to James, "Have you ever seen a more beautiful bride?" James only gave a non-committal nod/shrug when Lily shot him a look.

Michael Agentus handed Silver over to Sirius before going to sit down with his wife and giving her a quick kiss on the cheek before looking at his little girl.

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'Lost in this moment with you
I am completely consumed
My feeling's so absolute
There's no doubt

'Sealing our love with a kiss
Waited my whole life for this
Watching all my dreams come true
Lost in this moment with you'

"There is nowhere in the world I'd rather be than right in your arms for the rest of my life," Sirius told Silver, smiling. "There is nothing about you that I'm not in love with and there is nothing I wouldn't do for you, Silver. I first loved you all those years ago and I love you even more now. I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you."

Silver licked her lips before beginning her vows. "I…. I went all over the world trying to find something. And I never imagined that what I was trying to find was right here. I've been looking all my life… for you. And you've been waiting here… right back where I started from. And now that I've finally found you I want to be with you forever."

Father Charles smiled as he said, "The union between two souls is a lasting bond forged in love and blessed by God. Sirius and Silver have pledged their love and devotion to one another and now solidify their union with the exchange of rings."

Sirius took the thin gold band from James and took Silver's left hand right in front of the diamond engagement ring she wore. "I, Sirius Black, pledge my endless love and devotion only to you. In wealth and poverty, sickness and health, in this world and beyond." He slid the ring on Silver's finger. "With this ring, I thee wed."

Silver took a thicker, matching ring from Lily and said, "I, Silver Agentus, pledge my endless love and devotion only to you. In wealth and poverty, sickness and health, in this world and beyond." She slid the wedding band on Sirius's finger. "With this ring, I thee wed."

"Silver and Sirius have exchanged vows and rings," Father Charles stated, gazing at the people assembled. "If anyone here today protests to the union of these two hearts and souls… speak now or forever hold your peace."

There was silence for a moment, then Father Charles said, "I now pronounce these two husband and wife. I now present Mr. and Mrs. Sirius Black."

Sirius kissed Silver before scooping her up in his arms and carrying her out of the hall and outside to the front steps of Hogwarts. Once on the grass. He set her down and they walked down to the reception area where Molly, Charlie, Fred, George, and Ron were levitating a parade of platters onto the tables as well as iced bottles of champagne and a magnificent wedding cake.

"Molly, thank you so much for doing all of this," Silver said, embracing Molly.

Mrs. Weasley smiled at Silver and Sirius. "Oh, it's nothing, dears. Go and sit down. I expect we'll be starting shortly."

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Today was supposed to be about the bride….

Well, if things worked out the way Harry hoped, Ginny would be a bride in the not to distant future. Harry had stood after he heard the doors close after Sirius and Silver, folding his cane before tucking it in his robes and taking Ginny's hand for guidance. As the two walked, Harry kept fingering the small ring box in the pocket of his robes. Finally, Harry decided to jump in and he pulled Ginny away from the rest of the group before getting down on one knee.

Since Harry was blind, he wasn't aware of the fact that everyone had stopped to watch him. Harry still held Ginny's hand as he pulled the ring box out of his left pocket and opened it revealing a gold Claddaugh ring with a diamond heart. "Ginny," Harry began when he heard her soft intake of breath. "There has never been anything I've ever wanted more than to be with you. I love you. And… I was wondering… if you would give me the joy and honor of being your husband."

Harry was sure Ginny was going to say no when she didn't say anything—especially when she gently pulled her left hand from his. But when she reached down to pull him up Harry heard her breathy giggle and felt the ring on her hand when she took his. "Yes, Harry," Ginny said, softly. "I will marry you."

Cheering rang out as Harry and Ginny went to sit down at a table. "Nicely done, little brother," Tobias said, giving Harry a hearty slap on the back. "Can I be your best man?"

"Maybe, Harry replied, grinning. "Right now it's just an engagement."

"Harry, If I have to kill Voldemort and do everything myself I will make sure you two get married. I promise," Tobias swore, solemnly.

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