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Chapter 29 You Are My World, Draco. You And Our Baby.
After Harry had slept for about an hour, cuddling with the baby blanket that Draco had given him for their daughter, Draco woke him to get ready for the Bonding. Despite the blonde's earlier teasing, they did not wear their pajamas, though they did keep it simple, wearing plain, soft linen robes. Draco had woven real white carnations throughout Harry's long black braid lovingly; wearing a single black eyed susan just above his left temple in his own blonde locks.
Ron stood one step back and to the side in the traditional position of a best man for magical weddings, Viktor Krum standing behind him with his large hands resting on his shoulders easily thanks to their difference in size. The Bulgarian Seeker had arrived at the Manor not long after Harry had gone to his and Draco's room for his nap.
Lucius and Narcissa stood several feet away from the dark and ginger haired couple, and the family house elves were all lined up respectfully against the back wall in the large room. An Official Ministry Bonder stood in front of Harry and Draco with a small smile on her friendly face.
Draco had made a rough draft of the vows that they would say to each other while Harry slept, and they had gone over it together before the ceremony. Harry had made several corrections and added a few things that he hadn't thought of and appreciated. Draco reached for Harry's hand at the woman's nod, linking their fingers together and pressing his soft lips to his lover's knuckles.
"Do you, Draco Malfoy, accept Harry Potter as your Bonded Mate? To have and to hold? To care for, cherish and love him? In health and in sickness? To protect him, the child that you have both created, as well as any others that you may decide to have in the future?"
"I promise so. For always."
She smiled, then looked at the Gryffindor.
"Do you, Harry Potter, accept Draco Malfoy as your Bonded Mate? To have and to hold? To care for, cherish and love him? In health and in sickness? To protect him, the child that you both have created, as well as any others that you may decide to have in the future?"
"I do," Harry replied, smiling up at Draco, green eyes soft with emotion. "With all my heart."
"Then I now pronounce you married. As soon as you both sign this contract, put on your rings and kiss, you'll be official with all the rights of any magical couple. Meaning you can seek Ministry Protection for yourselves or your children if you feel that your lives are being threatened for any reason or in any way. Do you have any questions?"
"No," Draco said, taking the quill that she offered him, bending over to sign his name in his elegant scrawl before handing it to Harry and watching him sign as well. "Thank you for coming out. I know that you most likely had important things to do on Christmas morning, and we appreciate it."
The woman nodded with a smile, using magic to dry their signatures quickly before making a copy of the document, leaving the original on the table and tucking the other away into her robes for the Ministry's Documents as was the normal custom. She then watched as Draco drew Harry into his arms and kissed his upturned mouth tenderly, their lips moving together briefly for a moment before he pulled away with obvious reluctance to kiss his new husband's nose, followed by his closed eyelids lovingly.
Harry's green eyes fluttered open slowly, shining like stars and making Draco's breath hitch in his throat as he pressed two of his pale fingers to the Gryffindor's soft, slightly parted pink lips gently. Neither of them noticed when everyone left the room silently to give them their privacy, to busy staring at each other as they slid the plain, but elegant, wide silver bands onto each other's fingers with happy smiles.
"You are so beautiful, Harry... I've been... So blind all these years not to see it.. Salazar, how have I been so blind?"
"I expect that you just had a lot on your mind. Besides, my appearance didn't start to soften until about a year before my first transformation, and even then it was gradual."
"Yes, but... according to that book that you gave me, you've always liked me."
"No, I've always loved you," Harry said simply. "Gryffindors are more open about their emotions then Slytherins. I was never ashamed by what I felt for you, or what I wanted and needed from you. You are, always have been, and always will be my world, Draco. You and our baby. You both are the only ones that matter to me, the most important people in my life. All I need is you both."
Draco smiled, just drawing him into his arms and holding him close, resting his head on Harry's shoulder and closing his gray eyes contentedly. "I love you, too, Harry. And our daughter. Forever."
