Epilogue

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And so... 8 years later~ (I believe that makes them about 25 years old)

It was beautiful. The wedding could not be normal, but that didn't change the fact that it was beautiful. It took place at the Great Hall in Hogwarts, as Dumbledore had most kindly allowed it to happen. Both Lara and Sirius agreed that it was the most meaningful place for them. The hall was adorned with roses of white, pink, and violet, matching the color of Lara's eyes perfectly. There were dancing candles floating throughout the air, giving the hall an enchanted look. The center aisle was scattered with rose petals of various colors; enchanted instruments made up a string quartet that played one sweet piece after another. There were not many guests-just closest friends and some parents.

Lara and Sirius stood at the end of the hall, facing Remus, who was dressed in his indigo dress robes in front of a marble podium. Lara wore a modern-style wedding dress that came just above her knees. Intricately laced with rainbows of thread, it formed flowers and birds that waltzed magically across the white dress. She wore a small tiara on her curled hair and her feet were slipped into glass slippers. Sirius was dressed better than ever-in a tuxedo.

"So... I guess you guys want the shortened version?" Remus asked cautiously.
"Hell yeah!" exclaimed Sirius.
"Meh, whatever means that Padfoot's mine!" Lara responded cheerfully.
"Alright then! You guys are getting married, lots of responsibility, try not to murder each other, live happily, er... and I guess you guys have the rings?"
"Oh, we exchanged them while you were talking," said Lara happily.

"... I see... Now that Lara and Sirius have given themselves to each other by solemn vows, with the joining of hands and the giving and receiving of a ring-"

Remus looked up to see Lara staring blankly at him. .

"Moony!" hissed Sirius, "the shortened one!"

"Huh?" Remus laughed and tossed away the parchment from which he had been reading from. "In short, I now pronounce you husband and wife!"

There was a loud applause from the guests, but Sirius didn't seem to be satisfied. Looking at Remus, he furiously mouthed something to him.

"What?" Remus said, scratching his head confusedly, then bursting into laughter. "You may now kiss the bride!" he finally announced.

Lily clapped and James cat-called as Sirius and Lara proceeded to give a rather elongated public show of affection.

Alice beamed at Remus, then stepping up next to him, held a small branch of mistletoe over his his head.

"Alice, how do you always manage to find mistletoe when it's not even winter?" Remus asked incredulously.
She winked and put her finger to her lips, "Sorry, it's a secret!"

Lily giggled at the couple. "I'll tell you what," she said to Remus, "she grows them in her backyard!"

Remus raised an eyebrow. "Well, Alice, darling, we'll have to go there one day," he said, smiling. "And stop under every branch there is! But for now-"

And the two were also locked in a kiss.

Nadia watched with a pleased smile on her lips. She was seated with Death and two other cats in her lap. She and Adrian had never met after leaving Hogwarts; plus she had discovered that she really wasn't one for the romance. But Death had found its partner-now she had two kittens to care for, too: Midnight and Black-Star.

"Lara! You're married now!" said Lily in a half-awed and half-jealous voice.

Lara poked Lily. "Why? Do you wish you were married to James?" she teased, and Lily grew very flushed.

"Lara! No, it's Mrs. Black!" Nadia came over, cuddling Midnight.

Lara gasped. "Oh, no! No Mrs. Black for me! I'll be a Miss Lara forever, thank you very much!" she declared indignantly.

"Really?" asked Alice, dancing over—she still hadn't gotten over that habit.

Lara laughed. "Anyway, it doesn't matter to you guys. I'll always be Lara for you, my friends!"

"Now it's time for the bouquet toss!" called Remus over the podium, interrupting the conversation.

"Ooh! The bouquet toss!" squealed Alice. "I wanna catch it!"

Lara giggled. "You know, the one the catches it is supposed to be the next one to marry. I wonder who that'll be!" She looked around.

Nadia smirked. "Not me, for sure," she commented.

"Well, I wonder who will catch the garter..." said Lily thoughtfully.

"I dunno," said Lara, raising an eyebrow. "But whoever catches it is supposed to marry the girl who catches the bouquet."

"Alice," said Nadia, poking her friend, "I bet you want Remus to catch that garter."

Alice shook her head indignantly. "I don't care about that! I just wanna try catching the bouquet... it looked like fun!"

"Ladies!" called Remus again. "Come, or the groom is gonna toss the bouquet to the single men!"

"Oh, no!" said Alice, rushing over to where the Marauders were waiting. Laughing, Lily, Lara, and Nadia followed.

The group of old friends laughed and chattered as Lara prepared to throw her bouquet. She was standing at the end of the hall with her friends Lily, Alice, and Nadia (who had finally joined after five minutes of coaxing) behind her. Alice was eagerly awaiting the bouquet, Nadia was eagerly awaiting for the toss to be completed and done so she could go back to her kittens. Lily was standing there with a pleased smile on her lips, not particularly wanting or not wanting the bouquet.

"One, two...three!"

On the count, Lara threw the bouquet of roses across her shoulder.

It flew over and landed right into the arms of a surprised Lily, who burst into a fit of giggles. "Me?" Pleased, she brought the flowers to her nose.

"Oooh, Lily! You're getting married next~!" teased Remus, who was comforting Alice for not getting the bouquet.

Lily smiled, a little pink in the cheeks. "Married? Pshaw~"

Nadia looked happily at Lily and said, "Well, Lily, remember to invite me and Death, ok? And Alice, you can catch her bouquet then!" She walked back to her waiting pets and proceeded to cuddle them.

Alice, who was now happy with the thought of catching Lily's bouquet, waltzed over and poked Lily. "Well, my to-be-bride! Remember to throw yours to me!"

Lily laughed, but nodded.

This time it was Sirius' turn. He held Lara's garter in his hand, and with a laugh, threw it to the awaiting James, Remus, and two fathers (who had been coaxed into joining because there were only two people.)

Everyone thought Remus would catch it. It did fly in his direction. But it was James who yelled aloud.

"I got it!" he announced victoriously.

Remus rubbed his knee, getting up from the floor. "Yeah, and knocked me over in the process!"

There was a chorus of snickers as he held it triumphantly in his hands.

Lily turned to him, beaming, "Oh, did you now?"

"Well, yes, yes I did..." he said proudly.

"Do you know what that means?" she asked playfully.

"Er... that we can go and have a snog by the lake?" he asked hopefully.

"Well, other than that?"

"Hmmm," he pretended to think. Then, with a playful grin he pulled out a balloon from behind his back and handed it to Lily.

"Huh? What's this?" she asked in confusion.

POP! Lily screamed as it popped in her hands, but it turned to a gasp as a small silver ring inset with a sapphire floated down onto her finger.

"Oh..." she breathed.

"Oh?" asked James. He didn't get time to elaborate as she gave him a tight hug and all his friends were laughing and congratulating them.

It is not right to say that they lived happily ever after, but we can say that they did til death did them part

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