This is the last part....it's not the best, but it will do.
Hermione awoke to find that Harry was already up out of bed. She got dressed and hastily brushed her hair. Upon entering a little kitchenette, which, strangely wasn't there the night before, she saw Harry was happily reading The Daily Prophet.
"I didn't know you read the newspaper." she said, happy that he obviously wasn't brooding over the letter from his father.
"I don't." he said, giving her a kiss. "I was just waiting for you so we could go down and get some breakfast."
"What's with the kitchen?"
"Oh, I just added it to make it feel more...like a home."
"Well, now that you're sitting down, we have to talk wedding plans. I think we'll have it here, with roses, and my dress will-"
Harry groaned. But knowing it was unavoidable, he forced himself to listen to his excited fiance.
*******
Ron came in forty-five minutes later.
"Ron!" said Harry. "Save me! Hermi's talking wedding plans!"
He laughed. "I better be the best man!"
Hermione took a break from her many lists and notes. "Of course you are! And since you're going to be bringing Lavender, she's going to be one of my maids of honor and you can't have Lavender without Parvati so ,she'll be one too and then I have to invite"
She paused, seeing the looks on their faces.
"Uh, Hermi, I think you need a break. Dumbledore wants us anyway. He's going to take us on tour."
"Yeah, like we don't know every passage in the school." said Harry as the trio made their way out the door.
They met Dumbledore, and he took them on a very interesting tour. They saw parts of the castle they didn't even knew existed, and learned the passwords to hundeds of places around the castle.
"I wonder how Neville would do with all these passwords." said Hermione, her mind off the wedding. "The only way were remembering them is a memory charm, but I don't think even that would help him."
"Knowing this place comes with the job." said Dumbledore, smiling. "I will stick around for a couple of months after term starts, but after that, your on your own. It's not tjhat difficult and I'm sure you'll have it easier than myself."
"This is gonna be very wierd." said Ron. "I mean were in charge of all our old teachers, like, people who gave us our test grades, people that are way older than us."
*********
"You know what Hermi, I think we should have a simple wedding. Sure we can have lots of people, but we can have it on the edge of the lake, we say our vows in front of everyone, we have a party, dinner, dancing. And then we leave. It doesn't have to be complicated. We could plan it for next week."
Eventually, she gave in. She drafted a guest list, planned the menu, sent out invitations. It would be a simple thing, except she had to have the most extravagant dress she could. The dress turned out to cost more than the rest of the wedding put together. (Of course there were many discouts, due to the fact that it was famous Harry Potter and Hermione Granger getting married.
****************
The wedding day dawned sunny and warm. They're wasn't a cloud in the sky. Everything was perfect. The house elves had been up at since dawn, busy at work, lead by Dobby. (It's such an honor Harry Potter sir, cooking for your wedding sir, Dobby is honored sir.)
Harry was pacing Ron study, and Seamus, Dean and Ron were desperatly trying to calm him down.
"Stop pacing, Harry! Your ruining Ron's floor!" said Dean.
Meanwhile,Harry and Hermione's room was filled with giggles as Ginny, Parvati, Lavender, Hermione's mother and her cousins were fussing over her. Every little detailed was being taken care of. Hermione wore her hair atop her head in an elegant mass of curls. Strings of perls hung around her neck and her satin dress was beautiful. It was low cut, showed off her curves wonderfully and the train cascaded all across the room. She wore satin slippers on her tiny feet and she wore satin gloves up to her elbows. She looked beautiful, and she longed to see Harry.
"Nope. Against the rules." said her mother. "The bride and groom are not to see each other until the wedding."
"Mom. Tell me you didn't sneak out to see dad on your wedding day!"
"I did. But you're not a rule breaker."
Parvati and Lavender snorted at this remark, knowing full well this was not true.
There was a knock on the door. It was Ron. It was time for the wedding.
********************
The filed up to the makeshift altar and Harry caught winks from Remus and Sirius. He made sure Dean had the ring and watched Hermione's little cousin, Katya. She danced down the aile in her little dress throwing her petals at people in the crowd in stead of on the ground. Then came Mrs. Granger and then the bridesmaids, including Ginny, the maid of honor.
Harry held his breath as Hermione came in to view, clinging to her father's arm. He had never seen her look more beautiful.
Tears slid down her face as she walked down the aisle. SHe kissed her dad as he placed her hand in Harry's and the ceremony began.
"We are gathered here today......" said the priest, but neither Harry nor Hermione were paying attention. They were far too wrapped up in each other. They did not wake up until it was time to recite teir vows.
"Hermione" said Harry, slipping off her glove. "I was once touched by a powerful love. A love so powerful it saved me from death. Your love has saved me too. Even before we knew it existed. Through all the danger, your love strenghthened me and gave me courage. I wanted to live, I wanted to live with you. You kept me going. And when I wasn't moving, you pushed me up again. I promise to honor and cherish you, because you kept me alive. I love you. And even in death, I will never forget you." Dean then handed him the ring and he slipped it on her slender finger.
"Harry" she replied, tears streaming down her face. "All those years, I could have turned back, let you deal with what you were facing, but I didn't. And at the time I didn't know why. But I know why. I loved you before I even met you, even knew you. I couldn't let you go. I promise I will continue to be faithful to you, no matter what we face. Whatever we face I promise you, it will be faced together." She slipped the ring on his finger, and before the priest could say 'You may kiss the Bride', they were in each other's arms.
May ! present to you, for the first time, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Potter!"
The two ra down the aisle (cue the wedding music) and up to the castle, were they would change before the party in the greart hall.
*******
Hermione fell onto the bed. "That wasn't so hard, was it?" she asked, smiling at her husband.
"Not at all, beautiful, not at all. Now lets go check out this party."
They descended the stairs together, and everyone sat down to an amazing feast. The wedding cake was especially good, except for the fact that fred and George, still up to their pranks, found a way to hide a canary cream in Harry's piece, but after he molted, even he had a good laugh.
After a dance, it was time to leave. Harry and Herm were off to visit Hawaii, as well as the underwater city of Atlantis on their honeymoon.
They got in to a limo, and drove off, drove off into the future, off into the rest of their lives.
Whoah! that ending was a tad corny!
the best part of this series was The Letter, # 2, and this one kind of sucked. Oh well, review anyway!
I'll have the next part of Reluctance up soon.!
Luv ~Danie
water_nymph@swimmail.com
Hermione awoke to find that Harry was already up out of bed. She got dressed and hastily brushed her hair. Upon entering a little kitchenette, which, strangely wasn't there the night before, she saw Harry was happily reading The Daily Prophet.
"I didn't know you read the newspaper." she said, happy that he obviously wasn't brooding over the letter from his father.
"I don't." he said, giving her a kiss. "I was just waiting for you so we could go down and get some breakfast."
"What's with the kitchen?"
"Oh, I just added it to make it feel more...like a home."
"Well, now that you're sitting down, we have to talk wedding plans. I think we'll have it here, with roses, and my dress will-"
Harry groaned. But knowing it was unavoidable, he forced himself to listen to his excited fiance.
*******
Ron came in forty-five minutes later.
"Ron!" said Harry. "Save me! Hermi's talking wedding plans!"
He laughed. "I better be the best man!"
Hermione took a break from her many lists and notes. "Of course you are! And since you're going to be bringing Lavender, she's going to be one of my maids of honor and you can't have Lavender without Parvati so ,she'll be one too and then I have to invite"
She paused, seeing the looks on their faces.
"Uh, Hermi, I think you need a break. Dumbledore wants us anyway. He's going to take us on tour."
"Yeah, like we don't know every passage in the school." said Harry as the trio made their way out the door.
They met Dumbledore, and he took them on a very interesting tour. They saw parts of the castle they didn't even knew existed, and learned the passwords to hundeds of places around the castle.
"I wonder how Neville would do with all these passwords." said Hermione, her mind off the wedding. "The only way were remembering them is a memory charm, but I don't think even that would help him."
"Knowing this place comes with the job." said Dumbledore, smiling. "I will stick around for a couple of months after term starts, but after that, your on your own. It's not tjhat difficult and I'm sure you'll have it easier than myself."
"This is gonna be very wierd." said Ron. "I mean were in charge of all our old teachers, like, people who gave us our test grades, people that are way older than us."
*********
"You know what Hermi, I think we should have a simple wedding. Sure we can have lots of people, but we can have it on the edge of the lake, we say our vows in front of everyone, we have a party, dinner, dancing. And then we leave. It doesn't have to be complicated. We could plan it for next week."
Eventually, she gave in. She drafted a guest list, planned the menu, sent out invitations. It would be a simple thing, except she had to have the most extravagant dress she could. The dress turned out to cost more than the rest of the wedding put together. (Of course there were many discouts, due to the fact that it was famous Harry Potter and Hermione Granger getting married.
****************
The wedding day dawned sunny and warm. They're wasn't a cloud in the sky. Everything was perfect. The house elves had been up at since dawn, busy at work, lead by Dobby. (It's such an honor Harry Potter sir, cooking for your wedding sir, Dobby is honored sir.)
Harry was pacing Ron study, and Seamus, Dean and Ron were desperatly trying to calm him down.
"Stop pacing, Harry! Your ruining Ron's floor!" said Dean.
Meanwhile,Harry and Hermione's room was filled with giggles as Ginny, Parvati, Lavender, Hermione's mother and her cousins were fussing over her. Every little detailed was being taken care of. Hermione wore her hair atop her head in an elegant mass of curls. Strings of perls hung around her neck and her satin dress was beautiful. It was low cut, showed off her curves wonderfully and the train cascaded all across the room. She wore satin slippers on her tiny feet and she wore satin gloves up to her elbows. She looked beautiful, and she longed to see Harry.
"Nope. Against the rules." said her mother. "The bride and groom are not to see each other until the wedding."
"Mom. Tell me you didn't sneak out to see dad on your wedding day!"
"I did. But you're not a rule breaker."
Parvati and Lavender snorted at this remark, knowing full well this was not true.
There was a knock on the door. It was Ron. It was time for the wedding.
********************
The filed up to the makeshift altar and Harry caught winks from Remus and Sirius. He made sure Dean had the ring and watched Hermione's little cousin, Katya. She danced down the aile in her little dress throwing her petals at people in the crowd in stead of on the ground. Then came Mrs. Granger and then the bridesmaids, including Ginny, the maid of honor.
Harry held his breath as Hermione came in to view, clinging to her father's arm. He had never seen her look more beautiful.
Tears slid down her face as she walked down the aisle. SHe kissed her dad as he placed her hand in Harry's and the ceremony began.
"We are gathered here today......" said the priest, but neither Harry nor Hermione were paying attention. They were far too wrapped up in each other. They did not wake up until it was time to recite teir vows.
"Hermione" said Harry, slipping off her glove. "I was once touched by a powerful love. A love so powerful it saved me from death. Your love has saved me too. Even before we knew it existed. Through all the danger, your love strenghthened me and gave me courage. I wanted to live, I wanted to live with you. You kept me going. And when I wasn't moving, you pushed me up again. I promise to honor and cherish you, because you kept me alive. I love you. And even in death, I will never forget you." Dean then handed him the ring and he slipped it on her slender finger.
"Harry" she replied, tears streaming down her face. "All those years, I could have turned back, let you deal with what you were facing, but I didn't. And at the time I didn't know why. But I know why. I loved you before I even met you, even knew you. I couldn't let you go. I promise I will continue to be faithful to you, no matter what we face. Whatever we face I promise you, it will be faced together." She slipped the ring on his finger, and before the priest could say 'You may kiss the Bride', they were in each other's arms.
May ! present to you, for the first time, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Potter!"
The two ra down the aisle (cue the wedding music) and up to the castle, were they would change before the party in the greart hall.
*******
Hermione fell onto the bed. "That wasn't so hard, was it?" she asked, smiling at her husband.
"Not at all, beautiful, not at all. Now lets go check out this party."
They descended the stairs together, and everyone sat down to an amazing feast. The wedding cake was especially good, except for the fact that fred and George, still up to their pranks, found a way to hide a canary cream in Harry's piece, but after he molted, even he had a good laugh.
After a dance, it was time to leave. Harry and Herm were off to visit Hawaii, as well as the underwater city of Atlantis on their honeymoon.
They got in to a limo, and drove off, drove off into the future, off into the rest of their lives.
Whoah! that ending was a tad corny!
the best part of this series was The Letter, # 2, and this one kind of sucked. Oh well, review anyway!
I'll have the next part of Reluctance up soon.!
Luv ~Danie
water_nymph@swimmail.com