"A-A toast!" Seamus's uncle called drunkingly as he teetered champagne held high. His daughter Chloe looked up her head in her hands as her face coloured red. Lavender looked around the yard,It had been spruced up and the reception was taking place in Alva her mother in law's yard. More people than she had thought had shown up Hogwarts friends. The D.A ,her family. Her mum shifted awkwardly making to adjust her hat as if to hide her self. She had refused anyone of her society to attend her precious daughters wedding.
Her father although had walked her down the isle. It was far from perfect. But it was theirs Lavender realized as she caught her reflection in the back window. Her hair had been combed half up half down and was secured by her mums butterfly combs. Her mum had cried as every mum should as she styled her daughters blond locks. She had remarked they were shorter than she had remembered it when she had last seen her one ago.
She doubted the tears in her mums eyes were of happiness. She had heard her mum later being comforted by Pravati as she held little Ben who had served as ring bearer. But Lavender refused to cry. It was what she wanted now. So she held her head high and no one dared to stare at her scars as she danced round the floor being twirled partner to partner in her empire waist gown.
Her gown flowed to the floor her three fourth length sleeves covered the worst of the scars nicely and she was only sitting now as this was the time for toasts and of course the terrible swelling in her feet. She nursed her foot having lost her shoes at some point.
The garden glowed at twilight as charmed paper lanterns hovered over the sparse tree's in Alva's yard. It was a wizard wedding the only muggles were Seamus's cousin and her mum andof course his uncle who was toasting them at the moment. "To my lovely nephew and his beautiful glowing wife,of course I can not speak for your dear father but-aye he woulda been proud!" He slurred in a thick irish brough.
He was reprimanded by Fergus as he walked the man away handing him a pint of ale as he tripped into the house. A chorus of stuttered cheers and aye's carried through the party as Lavender smiled. She sipped at her orange juice as music began again from an enchantment Holly and Ella had put on the trees.
The tune was fast and happy as Lavender's mum continued to sulk. I will not let her ruin this for me. Lavender promised herself as she was pulled up by a smiling Parvati. She hugged her friend as she patted Lavender's belly. "Hi baby" She cooed as Lavender grinned. "I'm your auntie." Parvati explained as she kissed Lavender's cheek.
She turned than into Deans arms as she hoisted the baby off the ground and swaying with him as Dean swayed with her Ben balanced between them. She watched as Neville smiled holding Hannah tight with Alice balanced on his hip. Ginny and Harry swayed Ginny large and near popping she was so pregnant,Probably what I look like Lavender realized.
Seamus held her as her face rested against his chest. Her mind flashed to the yule ball so many years previous. He held her tight though as she felt a slight tear make its way down her face and onto his chest as he looked down. "Lavender?" She shook her head as she laughed at her own foolishness.
"I just-can't why did it take me so long to realise I loved you?" She questioned as Seamus looked down wrapping his arms around her much larger middle.