Harry had returned to his master but they could not be sexually active for a month after the procedure even if Harry had been ready. They had been doing their counselling with Michael and Harry had to admit it was helping. Not only with Lucius either. He was finding it easier to open to his fathers

On Halloween which fell on a weekend two weeks after his procedure Harry was in Gryffindor with the guys Friday night. "Watch out for my sister."

Harry turned to look at Ron. "Oh Merlin what is it this time?"

Ever since the quidditch game Ginny had been growing worse. She seemed to believe he was only gay because he needed a good lay. She had decided it was her job to turn him straight again. He wasn't sure which had been worse, when she was trying to get him in trouble with Lucius or when she was trying to hit on him.

Dean smirked. "She has decided that she will do anything to make sure you attend the Halloween dance with her tomorrow."

Ron's was more shocking. "She actually told Charlie you were going to be her date to Charlie's wedding."

Harry raised an eyebrow. "Considering how she reacted to me being gay I am surprised she is going at all."

Her words about queers had hit Harry with such shock because of it. She had always idolized Charlie. Both she and Ron did. They were to be married over the winter break. Harry had been invited as he had been asked by Charlie to stand with his brothers and Ginny at his side. Ginny had never had a seeming problem with Charlie. He assumed her issue with him was more this annoying puppy dog love obsession with being his girlfriend one day.

Neville had a suggestion. "You could always parade a Malfoy out as your date, just the younger one."

Harry laughed. "I really don't think that would work out too well at all. Besides I don't think Pansy would be too happy to share her boyfriend with me."

Ron snorted. "You never know she might be into a threesome but you're right. Everyone knows the two of you have become too much like brothers to believe that."

It seemed odd to his friends and they still joked to him about the fact that he was best friends with his lover's son. They wondered what would happen if Harry one day married his lover. They had asked him a number of times if he would be called daddy by Draco.

Harry looked at the time. "As interesting as this conversation has been I need to get downstairs. If I am late for curfew I will miss the dance and town tomorrow."

Seamus elbowed him in the ribs. "And your lover might be angry and need to tan your bum a bit before you go to bed."

Ron loudly whispered. "You never know they might be into that kind of thing."

Deciding that this was the right time to leave Harry left with that. He loved having his friends back and not lying to them about Lucius, well not about the fact that they had a relationship together, Harry did not like the constant jokes though. Every once in a while he threatened to tell Hermione but that did not always work. He knew that Ron could always tell Hermione about his dating Lucius.

He was half way to safety when he ran into the other red head. "Harry just the guy that I was looking for."

Harry grunted. "Ginny I really need to be getting downstairs to the dungeons. I do not need to get into trouble."

Of course she had never been good with taking no for an answer especially lately. She followed him out of the portrait hole. She did not seem to have learned anything from all of the detention she had served after the last stunt she had pulled.

She came to his side. "I know you don't have a date for the dance tomorrow. You can't take your lover of course. I thought you might come with me."

Harry shook his head. "You know that I am gay and you seem to think I have a lover. So why are you throwing yourself at me like some desperate slut?"

He had usually tried to watch his language with her for she was the sister of some of his best friends. But that night he was on frayed nerves to say the best. He just needed to get away from her. It did not even seem to be a worry to her that she would be caught out after hours at this rate.

Ginny shook her head. "You know all guys experiment from one time or another. You will get over it. You just need the right woman."

Harry shook her off. "You're right I do have a lover. And that is what he is, my lover, my love. I am gay and you are definitely not going to change that."

He had tried to walk away from her but she grabbed him by the upper arm. He tried to pull away from her but she had turned him around and slapped him hard across the face. The sting of his cheek was not bad. The shock was more then anything.

Hermione had shown up behind them and grabbed Ginny. "You loose 20 points for our house and I am sending you to Professor Snape for detention."

Ginny shook her head. "You can't do this to him. You know that he has been lying to you all year? He is involved with Lucius."

Hermione shocked Harry by nodding. "I know and I am happy for him. If you think you'd shock me you were wrong about that,"

Storming off with that Ginny was muttering something about getting serious pay back for all of this. Harry turned to Hermione confused by how she knew. He wondered if she had found out from Ron. He was even more shocked when she pulled him into a hug.

She kissed his cheek. "I have seen you together Harry, I know you're involved with him. I am a bit hurt you did not tell me but I understand, I promise."

Harry returned the kiss. "Thanks Mione. I swear I was going to tell you soon. You know you are one of my best friends in the world."

Assuring him that she knew and understood she ushered him off towards the dungeons. He was right on the dot. Lucius was a bit worried. He had allowed Harry to go visit his friends when Lucius and Draco had their counselling that night. It had been only their third week of out patient but they were doing better with it. Harry told his love of what had happened. He would not make the mistake he made when Lucius beat him.

Lucius kissed him. "Thank you for telling me. Now I have a surprise. Would you be disappointed in missing the Halloween party at school tomorrow?"

Harry shook his head. "Between Ginny and not being able to go with you, no. But what are we going to be doing?"

Lucius refused to tell him anything except that it was not his idea actually. Remus and Severus had told him of plans and had thought Harry would want to join. Lucius had been invited to come as well. Harry was a bit more confused then ever but after the way Ginny was acting he'd be happy to get away from things.

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It turned out they were taking another trip to London but this time was for a much better reason then for the hospital. With everything going on Harry had nearly forgotten about the wedding of Tonks and Moody. The wedding was not until the following weekend but they were having their bachelor/bachelorette party. Harry and his dads were going to the wedding as were Draco and Lucius since they were Tonks' family and they had all been invited that weekend as well.

Lucius explained as they headed for the gate. "Draco decided he would not come tonight. Pansy wanted him to go to the dance with her so he is staying."

Harry shrugged. "I mean yes we are going out drinking but most of the guests we won't know. If I could have my love as my date tonight I'd have wanted to go."

Really he was not a big fan of dances it was true. He hoped maybe they would have a normal relationship when he finished school. He wanted to see this through perhaps to marriage one day. While he was in school he could not flaunt the romance with Lucius. There were no rules against it at his age but he did not need the talk any more then he already had.

Severus and Remus appeared. "Well Harry you are going to the bachelorette party so you're to meet Tonks at Grimmauld place."

Harry put his hands on his hips. "What do you mean I am going to the bachelorette party? I think if I have to go to Tonks' party so should Dad at the very least."

Remus smirked. "You are basically her cousin and a member of her family. Both you and Draco were invited to go to her party. He is staying behind though."

Suddenly Draco's choice made more sense. Pansy would have forgiven him for a family event. Draco had just not wanted to go to a bachelorette party. Draco was her cousin by blood and Harry was by law as she was adopted by Sirius as his heir. He loved Tonks but he had not expected to be going with her and not Luc and his dads.

Lucius kissed him tenderly. "You know you love her as much as she does you. You can come with us if you really want but I think it means a lot to her."

Harry smiled and nodded. "I know. I am sure that the party will be more fun then one with a bunch of old men anyways."

Nibbling Harry on the neck he reminded him that he was not to be having too much fun while he was away. It had not gone unnoticed he was going to a straight woman's party. Tonks had a chance of going to a male strip club. Moody was a straight man so Harry did not have to warn Lucius of the same thing.

He took his lover's hand and placed it on his collar. "My love knows he has nothing to worry about. I have eyes and lips and hands for only one man."

Lucius squeezed his ass. "You better be including other body parts in that my love. I don't want any other man's hands on any part of your beautiful body."

Hearing his dads groan and reminded they needed to go Harry pulled part after one last reassuring kiss. Just for good measure he made sure his dads would keep their eyes on his own lover. It was only early afternoon but it seemed the parties were full day events. Harry liked Moody but he was honestly happy to be with Tonks.

When he arrived at Grimmauld he was met by Tonks who hugged him. "Thank you for coming Harry. It means a lot. I hope you don't mind me using your house."

Harry laughed and shook his head. "You could burn it down and I really don't care. His place was too much a prison to Sirius. I am not sure I'd ever live here."

The house was the main home of the Black family but he had a number of homes, actually near three dozen between the ones he got from the Potters and from the Blacks as well. He had really no desire to ever live here. The Order had vacated it when the war ended but he knew Tonks had been living there.

Tonks led him towards the kitchen. "Mom reminded me I am a Black and I should be able to use it. I felt a bit had though about having a party and not asking."

Harry just shook his head. "I am not going to suddenly play the land lord and kick you bout. Besides your mom had a point. You are a Black. I really am not."

Andromeda had heard. "Harry you are not just head of the house. You are a loved member of this family. Sirius loved you as his own. You know that."

There were not that many people left among the Blacks except the extended family. Draco, Andromeda and Tonks really. The Weasleys were distantly related of course by both their parents. Andromeda had been more then happy to welcome Harry into her family and had never once argued that he was head of the family now. If Sirius had not adopted Harry she would have since she was older then Narcissa.

Harry did not really know many of the guests except for McGonagall and Molly who was there with her daughter in laws, and Andromeda. There were some friends of Tonks' from the ministry and her school days. He was not the only male who was invited.

He was surprised when he saw Charlie there. "How did you get roped into coming to the bachelorette party? She pulled the cousin card on me."

Charlie laughed. "I am her cousin as well I remind you. But hey I am like you, male strippers have more of a draw for me."

Really the Weasleys had become close to both bride and groom during the war from being in the order as had their spouses. Fleur and Penny were there with Charlie while their husband and the twins were with Mood. Grant was away on business but Charlie had offered to come with his mom to balance out the numbers.

Tonks smirked. "Well we have to get through this inane formal dinner and wedding shower mother has insisted on before we get the fun really started."

Harry had wondered why they were here so early. "I think we can handle that. Don't wedding showers usually happen earlier though and with the groom too?"

As they went upstairs to the library Tonks asked if he could really picture her fiancé at a formal wedding shower. That was met by a lot of laughter at the image. Really the fact that anyone had got Alastor to settle down and marry had shocked most people. Even more shocking was their plans to start for a family soon. In their world there were not traditionally gifts for the bride and groom except from immediate family so the shower was really just a sit down meal and other married people sharing advice on kids, marriage and more. The food was good and there was quite a lot of laughter. Hearing Tonks talk gave him an idea for his wedding gift. He spoke to Andromeda before the younger women and him and Charlie headed out, and Andromeda agreed it was a good idea if he really wanted to.

Tonks turned to him when they got to the bar. "What were you and my mother up to might I ask?"

Harry shrugged and pointed at the stage. "She decided she wanted a younger son in law. Asked me to try and get you to jump the bones of one of the strippers."

Though her parents had not been overly happy about the age difference she knew Harry was joking for two reasons. One for the stripper part. And two because her parents supported her marriage now. They saw how in love she was with Alastor. And he had removed their one big qualm and that was he had agreed to have kids. They had known their daughter wanted to have kids. They had thought at his age Alastor would never want them but he had actually wanted to be a dad for years.

Charlie came to his side when the strippers started."Grant told me I had to stay near you so you could keep an eye on me and make sure I remain an honest man."

Harry remembered his own talk with Lucius. "He must really trust you to allow his good looking fiancé to come and look at naked men all night long."

That brought laughter from his brother. Lucius and Grant had nothing to worry about really. The two of them definitely were thinking of their own men all night. Harry was just glad he was returning to his lover that night. Poor Charlie had to go home to a cold bed as Grant would not be home for three days.

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The following weekend a wedding with mainly family and some friends was being held for Tonks and Moody at the Tonks' house. Alastor had a small town house in London and his parents were long gone. The Tonks had a beautiful back garden though and for the small amount of guests it was enough room for the wedding and the reception. They actually had more then two acres though it was far more wild and simple then the manicured Malfoy gardens.

Tonks looked absolutely beautiful in a simple white set of dress robes though her hair was bright pink, showing how happy she was. Even Moody was smiling from ear to ear as they stood before the minister to take their vows.

"Do you Alastor James Moody take Nymphadora as your wife and bond, united in body, soul, heart and magic till death?"

"I do."

"Do you Nymphadora Electra Tonks take Alastor as your husband and bond, united in body, soul, heart and magic till death?"

"I do."

Harry handed a ring to Alastor. "Take this ring and claim my cousin Nymphadora as your wife and bond while I stand witness."

Alastor slid the ring on to her hand. "With this ring I take you as my wife."

Remus handed the ring to Tonks. "Take this ring and claim my friend Alastor as your husband and bond while I stand witness."

Tonks slipped the ring on his hand. "With this ring I take you as my husband."

The minister performed the last blessing and then announced. "I now pronounce you husband and wife, Alastor kiss your bride."

The couple kissed as everyone clapped. Sirius would have been the obvious choice for either Tonks or Moody as witnesses if he was alive. Tonks had happily claimed his godson instead. Moody and Remus had been close for years so he had been chosen. Along with their odd looks Tonks and Moody shared another thing, their use of their last names instead of their first. They both grimaced when they had been told they had to use their proper names for the ceremony. Andromeda had told her daughter she would have to start going by Tonks as she was now a Moody but she said if her husband could go by Moody, she could continue going by Tonks.

Finally the ceremony formality ended as the minister presented the couple. "I present for the first time as husband and wife, Alastor and Nymphadora Moody."

Harry hugged them both before the other guests got to them. "I am so happy for the two of you. Thank you for inviting me to come."

Both of them assured him they would not have had it any other way. Though Moody had only really known him through the war he had come to respect the young man. He also knew how much Harry meant to his wife. After the rest of the guests had their chance they moved to the few picnic tables set up with simple table cloths and wild flower bouquets and had a lunch of warm chicken sandwiches, fresh fruit salad and corn on the cob, a very basic late harvest meal in the still near summer weather which was a change for November. A heating spell had not been required.

After the dancing when the couple was about to leave Harry handed them an envelope. "My wedding gift and before you argue, Tonks is my cousin."

Tonks looked at the deed she took out. "Harry, this is the deed for Grimmauld place. You can't give this to us."

Harry kissed her cheek. "It is your home. Besides it is a Black home and should stay that way. You two need a bigger home to raise your kids in."

He knew that the townhouse Moody owned was only a two bedroom house and Andromeda had been telling her daughter they needed a new one. Alastor was about to argue as well, saying they'd get their own when they started a family but Andromeda reminded the couple they could not refuse a gift. Harry had more houses then he would ever use and he thought the main family home deserved to have a family and life in it again.

Lucius came over. "The house is being renovated for you. It should be done by the time you return from your honeymoon. A gift for my son's cousin."

Tonks was in tears. "Thank you guys, this means a lot to the both of us. You know Harry you will always have a room there to stay if you want to come and visit."

Assuring her she would take him up on the offer he was glad they had accepted. He had tried to suggest to his dads when they wed he would give them a home, which ever one they took for their honeymoon but they refused. Severus reminded he got a few from the Princes including the manor. He thought Sirius would be happy to see the house have some life. Sirius had started cleaning out all the dark magic but Lucius promised to have some new paint, light and furniture to give it a face lift.

When the couple was gone Lucius took advantage of a private moment to kiss Harry. "I was thinking when we married that we would marry we'd have it at home."

Harry was a bit surprised by the turn of conversation. "Lord Malfoy who said I planned on marrying you? I might turn you in for a younger model?"

Lucius kissed him tenderly. "I remind you my love of my promise if I ever saw you even look at a younger model."

Though after the beating over Ginny the comment would have once scared him to tears, Harry knew he was joking. He was still a bit anxious, but the counselling had started to help him see that. Lucius had admitted several times in counselling he wanted to make Harry his husband. Harry would not have accepted if he proposed right there and then but he thought given some time and continued counselling, he likely would.

Harry rested his head against Lucius' shoulder. "I am exhausted. I want to head home to bed."

Lucius knew Harry was not tired and what he was suggesting. "I think I could turn in early as well."