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Let's get Married

"Bloody brilliant that is Padfoot…" James announced stepping back to admire their work.

Sirius pretended to wipe a tear from his eye. "I'd go so far as to say that's prettier than Ivana…but not quite."

Remus too stood up and dusted off his muddy hands. "I didn't think we'd be able to pull it off without Ivana…but hey maybe we should be the artists…"

A hairy, very tall man approached James panting a little. "Well James, I managed to get the yer know what to stay in the yard. Mus' warn ya though it'll only allow one ride…"

James' eyes were shining. "No Hagrid, that's brilliant. Thanks so much!"

"Arr no problem, I'm flattered you invited me!"

"Of course Hagrid! You've been a friend a long time" James put forward thinking of all the times Hagrid had got them out of a tight spot in the Forbidden Forest during their time at Hogwarts.

"Prongs! I sent that message to Dumbledore like you asked" Peter said hurrying to them.

"Brilliant Wormtail!"

"Dude, stop with the brilliants already!" Sirius stressed.

"I can't help it, it's going to be a brilliant day, with my brilliant friends and my brilliant girl….ahhh!"

"Why the weird noise James?" Remus asked referring to James' sudden yelp of fright.

"I'm getting married…in 6 hours…6!" James explained his face turning white as he sank onto a luxurious wooden garden bench.

"S'arite James, Lily's probably jus' as nervous" Hagrid said placing a giant hand on James stiff shoulders.

"Oh man…Lily…what if she hates it?"

"She wont mate.." Remus comforted.

"It's great James!" Peter added.

"Brilliant…" Sirius said with a smile which made James choke out a small laugh. "Look dude, you're marrying Lily for god sake…Lily…you guys are made for each other! You've decided just to have close friends and family, so if you do something stupid, chances are we've seen you do something stupider! Look, just take a deep breath – everything'll go smooth – I promise!"

James looked a lot calmer as he took in Sirius' words. His best mates wouldn't let the wedding get out of hand. Why should he worry? At the back of his head though, he knew with Sirius there was always some hidden agenda.

"And…you guys aren't planning any surprises are you?"

"James, do you honestly think I'd prank you at your own wedding?" Sirius asked with an innocent face.

"Yes…but I have too much to think about to worry…so I'm off lads…see you soon" James said before apparating back to his parents' house.

"So still hung over Sirius?" Remus asked slyly as the remaining four men walked around the secluded garden – the location for James and Lily's extremely intimate wedding.

"Unfortunately yes…having the bachelor's party the night before the wedding wasn't the best plan I suppose…" Sirius said holding his aching head and sitting down on one of the benches.

"You seemed fine when James was here Padfoot!" Peter piped up.

"Well I didn't want James to think we were doing anything but being good tonight…" Sirius said with a grin as he massaged his temples. Remus shook his head at this motion. Trust Sirius to be the only one to drink too much!

"But ye arr aren't ya?" Hagrid asked Sirius cautiously.

"Hagrid…are we ever good on special occasions?" Sirius retorted. Hagrid laughed and shook his head. "Lads you are ready though aren't you?" Sirius continued turning to his fellow Marauders.

"Well yes…but we just need to check with….." Remus said trailing off and casting a sideways glance at Hagrid.

"Ohhh noo…NO yer don't….I am nott getting involved!" Hagrid said putting up his hands and backing away from the three Marauders.

"Oh come on Hagrid…its barely anything…" Peter said.

"Just a teeny tiny little favour mate.." Sirius added.

There was a moment of silence as Hagrid looked from Peter's nervous eyes, to Remus' negotiating glance to Sirius pleading face. He let out a sigh of defeat and the other cheered.

"Alright wicked…now everyone has to go get ready for the Wedding…I'm going to swing by the girls' place to check on the bride before getting ready and meeting James.." Sirius said strolling towards his flying motorcycle.

"You're not apparating Sirius?" Remus asked after waving goodbye to Hagrid who had hailed the Knight Bus (well…do they have a day bus?).

"I can't apparate when I'm like this! Hopefully ol' Mrs Potter'll have some Pepper up Potion…later mush.." Sirius said before taking off into the sky on his motorcycle and disappearing using the invisibility button.

"Mush?" Remus wondered out loud before straightening a flower and apparating back to his flat.


"Oh…my…god…" Lily said between short, sharp, desperate breaths.

"Lils…you need to breathe…" Diya said patting her back comfortingly.

"What was I thinking leaving the wedding to James…" Lily wondered pacing the length of the room wringing her hands.

"You were thinking…you were really stressed and needed a break…" Ivana suggested before backing away from the red-head's fiery look.

"Oh God…and Mrs Potter just owled and said he went to check on plans - how last minute!…oh and he was out partying last night. Oh my GOD he's going to have a hangover at his own wedding...I have to do something…I have to see him…I have to kill him!"

"LILY!" Ivana and Diya both shouted trying to calm her down. Just then they heard an enormous roar of an engine and there was a huge crash coming from their living room. The girls exchanged glances and hurried from Ivana's bedroom where they were dressing and into the living room. Sirius was getting off his motorcycle and trying to avoid stepping on all the broken glass in the room as quietly as he could. Just as he was tiptoeing towards his wand which had flown halfway across the room there was a loud clearing of a throat. He winced and turned to see the three girls in their different coloured slips with their arms folded giving him accusatory looks.

"Um…hiya girls…Erm…those dresses are just…gorgeous.." Sirius said flashing his most charming grin. Lily glanced down and saw that they were all incredibly scantily dressed and blushed crimson before waving her wand so they were dressed in trakkie bottoms and simple t-shirts.

"They weren't dresses Sirius!" Diya explained through clenched teeth as she surveyed the mess in their flat. Of course it wasn't as if she was the tidiest person, it just bothered her that she hadn't made the mess.

"Sirius Black…you complete and total git…" Ivana screeched her eyes wide and angry as she glared daggers at her boyfriend.

"Um sorry love…No worries…reparo" He said waving his wand and mending the broken glass of the window.

"What is your motorcycle doing here?" Ivana questioning tapping her foot indignantly.

"Um…I flew it in…" Sirius tried apologetically.

Suddenly Lily burst into tears.

"EVERYTHING'S GOING WRONG! I suppose you've come to tell me James has run off with some Veela haven't you?" Lily wailed utterly serious.

"Veela? Nahh that's more my type…" Sirius joked getting a smack from Ivana. "Oh Lilykins…relax, you're almost as bad as James with the nerves. Dry that pretty face now, I've only just come to check how your preparations are going."

Lily sniffled and wiped her face on the handkerchief Sirius had offered her. "O-Ok…what about yours?"

"Ohh sneakyyy. No, no I can't say a word about the Wedding…just, that to quote James – it'll be brilliant! Now…if you don't have anything else to ask I've got to go get ready…"

"Actually…" Lily started.


"Oh James, my little boy…getting married!" Margaret Potter said wiping her tearful eyes and trying to flatten James' hair.

"Mumm…relax, come on mum..let go!" James replied trying to duck out of the way of the eldery woman's grasp. "Where's dad?"

"Oh…at the Healer, his heart's been a bit dodgy lately." Mrs Potter said in a worried tone referring to her husband's long standing heart condition. "Don't worry he'll be back soon. Where's the best man?"

"Oh…Sirius, I don't know he said he'd be here soon, but maybe he's still getting ready" James suggested laying down his new robes.

"Well hurry and take a shower now, you only have four hours!"

"Mum…four hours, I'm not Lily! I don't need a millennia to get ready."

"JAMES POTTER – this is your wedding day!"

"I know mum, I know…" James said sitting on the bed taking a deep breath. Mrs Potter joined him and placed a comforting arm around his shoulders.

"Are you nervous dear?"

"…no"

"It's quite alright to be nervous!"

"Well in that case….yes…very." James said burying his face into his mother's shoulder.

"Oh dear I'm glad I'm still around to see my only baby get married…"

"Oh mum stop it, you're not that old!"

"Now, now James! Hurry go shower…" Mrs Potter said hiding more tears as she hurriedly left the room.

When James was left alone he sat staring at the photo of he and Lily on his side table and took another deep breath.

"Ok, here goes Potter…" he whispered to himself before heading to the shower.


"And how about this way?" Lily asked pointing her wand at her newest hairstyle.

"Ohhh I love it!" Diya squealed.

"Oh that one's the one Lils!" Ivana agreed.

"Gorgeous…" Sirius said listlessly as he slouched in his chair and checked the clock.

"SIRIUS! You're not even looking!" Lily accused adamantly with her hands on her hips. Sirius sighed and shifted in seat before turning to look at her and repeat,

"It's gorgeous Lily."

"Will James like it?"

"He'll love it.."

"Hmm…I'm not sure," Lily thought out loud turning the mirror and getting out her wand to try a new hairdo.

Just then the doorbell rang.

"I'll get it!" Sirius said jumping at the chance.

"NO! I need a male opinion…" Lily shouted firmly stopping Sirius in his tracks.

"I'll get it.." Diya laughed as he sunk back into his chair.

"Gods Ivana, the only other time I've spent this long in your bedroom was that night…" Sirius began with a wink.

"Sirius…" Ivana warned as Lily laughed and then turned to ask their opinion on her new extremely curly hair.

Suddenly there was a crack and Remus had apparated into the room.

"Padfoot! What are you doing? James has been owling every ten minutes asking if you're coming yet!" He explained running a hand through his neatly combed hair.

"Well apparently she needed a male opinion!"

"Looking good Lupin!" Ivana commented with a smile.

"REMUS? What do you think of this hair?" Lily asked frantically gesturing to the now slightly bushy curls.

"Um…It's great Lils…but um ask Sirius I'm going to go get some water" Remus answered quickly before escaping to the living room. Lily turned to Sirius who sighed and said,

"Um I think the one before was better…"

Remus chuckled and entered the living room to cross into the kitchen but never quite made it there. He stopped in his tracks to stare at Diya and Rahul Patil making out like there was no tomorrow. Not knowing what to do he tried to turn around and go back into the bedroom but crashed into a large vase which fell over and smashed. The snogging couple broke apart and Diya started giggling. Wincing Remus muttered a spell to clean up the mess and strode towards Rahul's outstretched hand and shook it.

"Um…Rahul, Remus…Remus, Rahul… Um Remus is my…"

"Ex-boyfriend? I remember from New Years. Nice to meet you Remus!" The Indian man said with a grin.

Remus forced a smile on his face but inwardly was turning bright red with anger. How did Diya always manage to move on faster? "Nice to meet you mate…um anyway I actually need to um…go so, er.. Diya see you at the wedding…um yeh, bye…" He said before apparating back to his flat hurriedly. Once he had arrived he smacked his forehead in disgust. What he needed was to meet Holly Ashbery again. That'd make him forget about that awkward scene. Well..hopefully. He loosened his tie and looked at himself in the mirror. He was kind of sweaty, so he thought, well another shower couldn't hurt…atleast he could forget about Diya and Rahul.


"LILY! There's three hours left, please I really need to go check on James!" Sirius begged after choosing the perfect eye-shadow colour from about 50 different types.

"Oh JAMES! Oh ok GO Sirius what are you doing here? You're the best man! Not a bridesmaid!"

"YOU THINK?" Sirius yelled frustrated, stomping out of the room to his motorcycle.

The girls hurried after him.

"Sirius Black…you better not go through that window again!" Ivana warned.

"Sorry babe, duty calls…no time for the door" He said grinning as he mounted his motorcycle, revved the engine and crashed through the window into the sky.

"SIRIUS!" The girls yelled at his reducing figure.


"DAD! Where the hell is Sirius…I'm going out of my head here!" James said pacing the room nervously.

"Now, now son don't worry…he'll be here. Just relax.." Fred Potter assured him as he puffed at his pipe.

"DAD! You'll get smoke all over me…please!" James shouted in an irritated tone.

"Oh right sorry son!" The old man said vanishing the wipe with his wand.

"Thanks…now if only Sirius could get here and make sure I don't run as far away as possible…" James muttered under his breath.

"What son?"

"Nothing…I'm just nervous."

"Ahh son. You are about to embark on a beautiful journey. One where a man and a woman join their souls in marriage. One where children will spark joy and an even deeper love. I think it's time I tell you about a little thing called the bird's and the bees.."

James stared at his father incredulously. "Dad…you can't be serious."

"Son, sex is a commitment, of course which comes with marriage. Not only will it…"

"DAD! You're joking right?"

"What?"

"Dad…Um…I know all about sex.."

"You do? "

"Dad…I'm getting married…"

"OH! Well yes…then I suppose you do."

"Did you have that memory check up?" James asked concernedly.

"Oh…yes they did say my memory was rather foggy…"

A loud noise was heard from outside and a few moment later a young man with longish black hair flung himself through the door.

"PRONGS! I'm SO SORRY!"

"SIRIUS! WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN!"

"Sorry….Lily…eye-shadow…hair…Remus…Diya and Patil…" Sirius said between pants.

"Remus, Diya and Patil?"

"He walked in on them…"

"Ouch.."

"Yeh…so how's my family man doing?"

"Dude…I feel sick. I can't go through with this."

"Shut up Prongs.."

"What if she realises that she was wrong…what if she remembers what a prat I am…What if-"

Sirius slapped James.

"OWW WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT FOR?"

"PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER MAN!"

"Ok ok sheesh relax…"

"OK Prongs…so how're your vows going? Feel ready…all practised?"


"Lily you ready with your vows?" Ivana asked as she curled her eyelashes.

"Yes…oh Gods how come Wizard Weddings are so much more difficult than Muggle ones?" Lily said nervously biting her lip.

"What're Muggle Weddings like?" Diya questioned curiously.

"Oh well almost the same, except there's usually a priest, or if it's a different religion, some sort of Holy man…"

"Religion? Priest? What?"

"Well….um for example, you know how Indian Wizard weddings are different from English ones?"

"Oh yeah…oh so theyre different for Muggles too?"

"Yeah most of the time….and there's no actual spell to join the two married souls. They do their vows and this…um Holy man sort of just pronounces them married."

"Oh….wow that's weird! How do they know they're actually meant to be then?"

"Um…they don't really…look anyway my vows….oh what if James has something amazingly witty and I'm just this romantic lump…"

"James can be pretty romantic Lils…" Ivana put in fairly.

"Oh gods…what if he's more romantic than me?"


"Looking sharp Potter…" Sirius commented as James finally emerged from the mirror.

"Thanks mate…nice kilt by the way!"

"Oh you know, Heritage…" Sirius said with a grin. "You ready mate?"

"Yes…and you promised no tricks right?"

"Jamesie…of course not…now listen we have to get to the Garden, everyone'll be waiting! Remus and Pete have gone to pick up the girls."

"Ok…MUM, DAD! WE"RE LEAVING!" James shouted.

"Um, mate they're already there, I sorta should tell you we're a tiny bit late."

"Late? OH SHIT!" James said glancing at the clock. "Are you apparating or are you going on that thing?" He said pointing at Sirius' motorcycle.

"I would…but I think the girls might kill me…besides I stole some Pepper up Potion from your mum…"

"Why would you need Pepper up?…ARE YOU HUNGOVER PADFOOT?"

"Pshh…no…..well not anymore!" Sirius said quickly before apparating to the beautiful magical garden where the wedding was being held. James quickly followed.


"Um..girls? You ready?" Remus said knocking on the door.

Diya and Ivana emerged first, looking beautiful in matching deep red robes. Peter and Remus both let out low whistles and grinned. But next came out Lily and they were speechless.

"Shall we go then?" she said in a small, but excited voice.


A/N: Cliff hanger! WOooo don't hate me! The wedding and reception is next! REVIEW!