Chapter 35

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Tim and Hadrian showed everyone where the wedding was going to be, then left them to their own devises while they went to get dressed.

"Are you sure there's nothing unexplainable for them to find?" Tim asked knowing his family or friends would take the opportunity to snoop.

"I moved all the artefacts to the attic at home, and the elves are too quick to be caught" Hadrian reassured him.

"Besides the wards let them all in, they don't mean to harm you or me."

"Thank goodness for that. Can you imagine what Gibbs would have thought if Ducky or Jimmie suddenly couldn't come to the wedding?" Tim asked. "Or either Penny or Sarah?"

"You drove Penny and Sarah in through the wards yourself, and they're your family. The wards wouldn't have triggered even if one of them was feeling suspicious of me and planning to snoop for evidence" Hadrian said.

"That could be a problem" Tim replied.

"I don't think so. I didn't read any ill intent behind either of them though they're both very curious about us" Hadrian said.

"No but the Admiral is family too" Tim replied.

"Even if the obliviations didn't work, and there's no reason to think it didn't, we hadn't got around to telling him where the wedding would be" Hadrian said.

"What if Penny or Sarah told him, or more likely, told Mom?" Tim asked. "She was upset that we hadn't invited them."

"The wedding starts in less than two hours, and we're not expecting anyone else other than the celebrant. I could set the alerts so I'd know if anyone tried to enter and then shut the wards once he arrives" Hadrian offered.

"Please. It would ease my mind" Tim replied hugging him.

Hadrian kissed Tim lightly. "I'll meet you outside the conservatory."

Hadrian made a quick trip down the back stairs to the ward stone and set the alerts to the highest level. He would now know if anyone approached the wards before they got through them. He cast an extra strength locking charm that should resist lock-picking on the door behind him and went to get ready for the wedding.

He received the notification that someone had crossed the wards while he was in the shower and wrapped a towel around himself before calling an elf to check who had arrived.

The elf was glamoured to look like a housemaid and Hadrian didn't recognise them. "Who has just arrived?" he asked, uncharacteristically not bothering to ask who they were.

"Mr Dorkins the non-magical not a druid" the elf replied.

Hadrian laughed at the elves description of the marriage celebrant. "Can you seal the wards until after the ceremony. Everyone is here now. Nobody else is to be let in no matter who they are. Not even Tim's mum and dad. They will want to stop the wedding" Hadrian ordered. "Tell Tim that the celebrant is here and the wards are sealed."

"Nobodies in til after the weddings. Tells Master Tim now" the elf said nodding and popping away.

Relieved Hadrian climbed back into the shower and finished getting ready.

In the other bathroom Tim had finished his shower and was brushing his teeth when the elf popped in and startled him. "Master Hadrian says tells you the non-magical not a druid persons is here and wards is closed. Nobody comes in now" the elf said dutifully.

"Thank you" Tim said, glad he hadn't had a razor in his hand when he jumped like that. "Is everyone getting ready for the wedding?" he asked.

"Everyone be in their rooms except for Mr Gibbses, he be in the portrait hall" the elf reported. "Oh God, we did spell the portraits not to move or speak didn't we?"

"Yes Sirs, the portraits be spelled to looks like they nots move for non-magical people" the elf reassured him.

"I suppose there's nothing I can do about it now" Tim said resigned. "Thanks that will be all."

-o0o-

The group gathered in the hall and once ten minutes before the ceremony was to start the maid came and let them into the conservatory. The celebrant was waiting at the front and greeted them. "Good afternoon. Welcome to Tim and Hadrian's wedding, I'm your celebrant today. Before Hadrian and Tim join us can I ask you to please turn your cell phones and any other electronic devices onto silent so we won't be interrupted during the ceremony."

The two individual sets of law enforcement looked at each other curiously, Kingsley, Sir Geoffrey and Neville were slightly apprehensive meeting Tim's team knowing at a glance that Gibbs would be the one to notice if they acted oddly. Sir Geoffrey lived and worked almost entirely in the muggle world keeping minimal use of magic at home since neither his wife nor his step daughter were witches, so he had little concern for himself. Kingsley unlike much of the British wizarding population also spent a great deal of time in the muggle world investigating fugitives and unlike Mr Weasley had quickly learned the benefits of fitting into the environment, so he wasn't really worried too much about himself either. What both of them were worried about was Neville, they'd tried over the last few weeks to give him a crash course in muggle behaviour but the boy was forgetful at times and he had been a very sheltered pure blood, it wasn't even learning new muggle behaviours that was the problem, it was knowing which beliefs and customs didn't exist in the muggle world and that took a lot more time than they'd had to train him. Gibbs on the other hand had no apprehensions about meeting Hadrian's British workmates. He and Fornell had investigated Hadrian's past as much as they could and all three men's names had come up. He was a little suspicious that two of the three of Hadrian's friends were so high up in the government. These were not colleagues, it was on the lines of Tim not only inviting the Director but also SecNav to his wedding, and the boy who looked about the same age that Hadrian appeared to be was also knighted by the queen for services to the crown at the same time Hadrian was and looked nothing like any law enforcement officer he'd ever met, he'd have pegged the man as more like a cross between a shy gardener more at home with his plants and a nervous academic. Gibbs was also interested in Tim's family, he'd been shocked not to be introduced to Tim's parents, instead a grandmother and much younger sister seemed to be the only representatives of the family. He knew Tim's parents were living, his father was occasionally mentioned in the Navy dispatches of fleet movements, a former rising star of the Navy who rumour had it had at one time been on track to lead the Navy one day but whose career had for no apparent reason stalled at Admiral. He wondered why the Admiral wasn't here.

Sarah was looking mistrustfully at Tim's team, she'd been upstairs when they arrived and hadn't had a chance to talk to them. Luckily that Tommy character wasn't there because she wanted to gouge the SFA's eyes out after some of the pranks Tim had told her about and would have been conflicted between following through on the desire and not causing a scene at Tim's wedding. He hadn't complained to her in the last couple of years though and she wondered whether that was because the relationship with the team had improved or if Tim had just not needed to confide in her anymore now he had Hadrian's support at home. She knew that with a background in law enforcement in common, Hadrian would be able to offer better advice in this situation than she was but she still regretted not being as close to her brother as she had been. That regret was tinged with guilt though as she had to admit the problem was more her fault than her brother's or Hadrian's.

Ducky was looking at Penny Langston. Their dating had fizzled out as Penny found him to be too conservative, but he would've been unwilling to commit to a long-distance relationship anyway with the amount she travelled and how unreliable she was at being in a specific city when she said she would be. She was a fascinating woman though and looking at her now he felt a small pang of regret.

Penny was also looking admiringly at Ducky. She'd thought the Medical examiner was too staid and conservative but his wholehearted support of Tim and Hadrian almost made her reconsider.

Neville was poking around in delight at the plants in the greenhouse. They were all muggle plants and he hadn't seen any of them before but he could see they were all in peak condition. He was hoping that Hadrian would give him some cuttings for his own greenhouse.

Jimmie was watching the young man, Hadrian's friend, poking the plants in a curious manner. He seemed shy and anxious like Jimmie often felt. It seemed that the plants were calming him down though. He didn't seem like an agent to Jimmie but then Jimmie knew if he was honest most people would be surprised to hear he worked in law enforcement. Maybe the two of them had a lot in common.

Teddy ran into the room accompanied by Tollie who was glamoured to look like a human for the day. They moved towards the front and took their seats. Tollie took a couple of small toy trains out of her pocket to amuse the child with.

-o0o-

Two surprisingly relaxed young men met in the hallway outside the conservatory, Tim arrived first but had to wait less than a minute for Hades to join him.

"Shall we" Hadrian asked taking his hand.

Tim grinned and nodded and they each pushed open one of the doors having agreed not to open the door for each other. The door knobs must have rattled because everyone turned to watch them enter and walk together down the aisle to the celebrant.

"Welcome everyone and on Tim and Hadrian's behalf I would like to thank you all for coming. As witnesses to this wedding I ask you to support Tim and Hadrian on their journey."

"Marriage is not just a wedding ceremony, it is a lifelong commitment for each of them to love and support the other, to form a family together, and to face the rest of their lives as a united team against all that comes their way. As I got to know Tim and Hadrian over the last few weeks I could see that they understand this. The level of commitment that they have towards each other and their family is beautiful to see, and I am honoured to be standing here to officiate their commitment on the first day of their marriage journey together."

Hadrian took both of Tim's hands in his, took a deep breath and looked into Tim's eyes as he spoke with conviction.

"I promise to love you to the depth, breath, and height my soul can reach for the rest of my life. I promise to rejoice in our love in body and in soul every day. I promise to listen to you, to respect your opinions and beliefs and take them into consideration. I promise to confide in you, to share my secrets, my thoughts my beliefs and my experiences. I promise to believe in you always and believe in our love. I promise to live my life with you, to share with you to work alongside you and build a future with you. I promise to rest with you, and to seek balance between work and play. I promise to encourage you to become all that you can be

I promise to exalt in your successes as if they were my own. I promise to share your grief and comfort you in times of need, to always care for you and to meet all your needs to the best of my ability. I promise to be your husband, your partner and your best friend for the rest of our lives."

Tim squeezed his hands and smiled brightly. "I promise to love you to the depth, breath, and height my soul can reach for the rest of my life. I promise to rejoice in our love in body and in soul every day. I promise to listen to you, to respect your opinions and beliefs and take them into consideration. I promise to confide in you, to share my secrets, my thoughts my beliefs and my experiences. I promise to believe in you always and believe in our love. I promise to live my life with you, to share with you to work alongside you and build a future with you. I promise to rest with you, and to seek balance between work and play. I promise to encourage you to become all that you can be

I promise to exalt in your successes as if they were my own. I promise to share your grief and comfort you in times of need, to always care for you and to meet all your needs to the best of my ability. I promise to be your husband, your partner and your best friend for the rest of our lives."

There was the smallest of flashes of warmth where their hands were joined but nobody noticed.

Even the most sceptical of spectators couldn't deny that both men clearly meant every word and were jubilantly happy to be making these vows to each other in front of the few people they trusted to be there.

Penny had been thinking that it was a shame Tim's parents weren't there but she realised that it was only herself and Sarah that missed them. Tim had long made his peace with his father's inability to accept him for the man he was. Hadrian accepted her grandson wholeheartedly and with Teddy he now had the family he'd always longed for.

"Do you have the rings?"

Hadrian and Tim both nodded, Hadrian reaching into his pocket to pull out Tim's ring.

"Timothy McGee, I give you this ring as a symbol of my love. As it encircles your finger, may it remind you always that you are surrounded by my enduring love" Hadrian slipped the ring onto Tim's finger.

"I will wear it gladly. Whenever I look at it, I will remember this joyous day and the vows we've made" Tim replied.

He pulled out Hadrian's ring and Hadrian put out his hand waiting for it to be returned to him.

"Hadrian James Potter Black, I give you this ring as a symbol of my love. As it encircles your finger, may it remind you always that you are surrounded by my enduring love" he said sliding the ring into place.

"I will wear it gladly. Whenever I look at it, I will remember this joyous day and the vows we've made" Hadrian replied. The Black, Slytherin and Peveral family rings remained hidden on his right hand but the Gryffindor rind now sat boldly on his left ring finger for all to see for the first time.

"I pronounce you married, you may seal your union with a kiss"

Hadrian and Tim exchanged a quick grin and moved forward each bringing a hand up to cup the other's check as they moved into a slow gentle kiss and the audience applauded.

Sarah was the first to congratulate the happy couple. She hugged her brother fiercely before hugging Hadrian more politely. She stepped back and looked at him oddly and for a moment Hadrian was worried that she had felt the small baby bump that was hidden by his glamours. Instead she said "The ceremony was lovely and this garden room is terrific. It would be a great place to study or for you to write Tim."

"Thanks, I'm thinking of trying to talk Tim into letting me build one at home. It will take years to get the plants to look like this though" Hadrian replied.

"Now you're stuck with him for life we should catch up one day and I can tell you all the embarrassing stories from our childhood."

"No!" Tim protested but Hadrian just laughed. "I'll look forward to it."

Penny was next the others having stepped back to let the two women go first. "I'm glad you're happy!" She said to Tim.

"Thanks Penny" Tim smiled at his grandmother who he knew was normally even more cynical about marriage than Gibbs.

"Welcome to the family Hadrian" she said air kissing the younger groom.

"Thank you Penny" Hadrian said happily.

Tollie let Teddy go and the little boy barrelled into his godfather and 'Uncle Tim.' Tim laughed and lifted him up. "Hello rascal. You were good during the ceremony" he said.

"Ice cream?" Teddy asked.

"After dinner" Tim replied laughing.

"Hawwy ice cream?" Teddy asked his godfather.

Hadrian turned to Tim and quirked an eyebrow questioningly.

"I told him after dinner" Tim said.

"Then you already have your answer Teddy, ice cream after dinner" Hadrian said firmly. Tim shifted the little boy to one hip and turned to accept the next lot of congratulations.

"You're good with him" Gibbs said.

"It's a steep learning curve but we're getting there. He's a great kid" Tim replied. "It probably helps that he's new to living with Hades as well so the three of us have been able to establish our own routine."

"You've become a family" Gibbs said nodding.

"Congrats Harry" Neville said hugging his friend. "

"Thanks Nev" Hadrian said slapping his old friend on the back. "Who would have thought we'd be India married men both with a second child on the way seven years ago?"

"Not me! I didn't think either of us was gonna survive the year. We've done pretty well for ourselves though not in the ways we'd hoped at the time" Neville replied.

He loved his wife but the marriage had been the result of a drunken night partying after hearing Harry and Ginny had got back together and it had taken the fiasco with Harry's engagement to finally put to rest the dregs of Neville's crush on Ginny Weasley and truly appreciate the wife he had. Their son Franklin was a direct result of that appreciation. Now looking at the sheer joy on Harry and his husband's faces he regretted the stiff formal wedding ceremony they had let his mother in law and grandmother had organised for them.

"This room is lovely, but it must take constant work to keep it all thriving like this" Ducky said.

"Your ancestors must have been incredibly generous to inspire the loyalty to maintain and improve the gardens while the house was empty for so long" Gibbs said suspiciously.

Hadrian laughed. "The gardener thinks of this place as his own. He was quite put out when we added all the lights and moved some of the potted plants to make room for the tables" he replied.

"He's hoping that we leave at the end of the week and don't come back" Tim added.

"Congratulations Hadrian, well done" Sir Geoffrey said clapping Hadrian on the back. "Look after him Mr McGee, he's more important to this world than you know, and he deserves to be happy more than anyone else on the planet."

Hadrian flushed scarlet and tried to protest. "I intend to Sir" Tim replied interrupting him.

"Congratulations Hadrian, Tim" Kingsley said with a smile.

"Thanks Kingsley" Hadrian replied smiling at his former boss.

Tollie left Teddy with them for dinner. Hadrian and Tim would've liked to have her join them, unfortunately her speech couldn't pass for human let alone non-magical. She'd done well not to attract anyone's attention during the ceremony.

They'd chosen to hire a human waitress to look after the nonmagical guests and to serve the meal for the same reason though the elves had of course prepared it all and done the cleaning while the guests were out of their rooms. So far the only suspicion aroused was that the maids were too enthusiastic about their work. Penny, Ducky and Gibbs were too well travelled not to realise that even in the very best $1,000 dollar per night hotels the maid service would be lucky if they checked and tidied the room twice a day.

Dinner was a cheerful affair. In spite of the fact Hadrian and Tim had chosen a fairly plain menu the house elves had pulled out all the stops with extra canapés and side dishes. The food was exquisite, the wines good quality and plentiful. And non wine drinkers like Gibbs were kept supplied with the beverage of their choice. Bourbon for Gibbs, chocolate milk for Teddy and milky cocktails for Sarah. In fact Tim suspected the elves were having more fun experimenting with the cocktails than Sarah was drinking them. Hadrian agreed but fervently hoped they weren't tasting them given their intolerance for alcohol.

Hadrian looked around the table and smiled. Ducky and Penny were happily involved in conversation and the attraction they'd felt the first time they met was definitely still there. Tim watched amused as Ducky flirted with his grandmother much for content with the situation than he'd been the first time around, which he had to admit had something to do with Tony not being there to tease him about it, but also something to do with the attitude of all happily in love couples who wished equal happiness for all their friends and family.

Sitting Neville between Sir Geoffrey and Neville turned out to be a great idea as the spymaster cheerfully facilitated the conversation between the two shy young men until they found things in common.

Gibbs and Kingsley also hit it off better than Tim had expected, they were both passionate about finding justice for their victims and Kingsley having had extensive experience with the hassles of working with a less than reasonable management situation helped even though he was the equivalent of a director now.

That left Sarah as 'odd man out' among their guests which suited Tim and Hadrian fine as they were happy to spend time catching up on what was going on in her life so long as she didn't try to discuss the issues between Tim and his parents. Luckily she realised this and instead was enthusiastically discussing the upcoming semester's exchange she was going to spend in London, though she was surprised at how few of the tourist attractions Hadrian had been to for someone that had lived in the country.

"I'd guess it was like any family that didn't move around. My Uncle and Aunt had favourite places for holidays and day trips so they tended to go to the same place over and over. They weren't the type to like new experiences and they tended to leave me behind with a neighbour when they could" Hadrian explained. "And I travelled around the country for work so I've seen a fair few of the cities but they all seemed much the same to me in the limited time I was there. I was more interested in the investigations at the time and because I was away so much I liked to stay near home on my days off."

"I guess I haven't seen as much of the areas more than an hour outside DC as I intended when I moved here" Sarah agreed.

Teddy finished his dinner and curled up on Hadrian's lap sleepily. Hadrian ran his hand gently up and down the little boys back until her fell asleep. As soon as he was asleep Tollie came in and carried him out to put to bed.

Tim noticed that Sarah started to appear tipsy but though she kept drinking didn't get any worse. In fact, she seemed to sober up a bit by the end of the night and he realised that the elves were giving her drinks that only tasted like they had alcohol in them.

"Where are you going for your honeymoon?" Sarah asked.

"Nowhere at the moment. We didn't want to leave Teddy while he's still becoming accustomed to living with us" Tim replied.

"But you'll have a new baby in a few months and it could be months before you can get away" Sarah protested. "And his he seems to love the nanny. Why do you have a nanny anyway?"

"Teddy just lost his grandmother and had his whole world turned upside down. Tollie used to work for her because she wasn't well enough to look after a toddler on her own. She's been a godsend helping us look after him without giving up our jobs. Teddy's still having difficulty understanding American accents, and he got upset when we moved into the house and again when we came here thinking we were going to leave him" Hadrian said.

"Hades is right, even if we took Teddy with us, which we would be happy to do, he'd be traumatised by another change in location. He needs some stability in his life. And like you said we'll have a new baby soon and we'd like to get Teddy settled with us before then so he can accept the baby without feeling insecure about his place in our lives" Tim said. "And I'll want leave when we get the baby so it'd be a bit greedy to take time off for an extravagant honeymoon as well."

"Would you give up the baby if Teddy is still insecure about living with you?" Jimmie asked.

"No we're committed to the baby. We'd made the arrangements before Andi died" Tim replied. "I think in the long run it will be a good thing for Teddy to have a little brother or sister close to his age to play with."

Sarah nodded her understanding. The main reason she and Tim weren't closer was the difference in age, he looked after her as a toddler but by the time she started school Tim was already away at college. She would have liked a sibling that was still at home with her.

Jetlag started to catch up with the international travellers and they made their goodnights, Tim and Hadrian decided to join them after thanking everyone again for coming. They peeped in on Teddy who was sleeping soundly and made their way to bed.

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