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The Mirror of Etamluos
"Luosruoy Fo Flahreht oehtnah treht ono it celferon wohsi"
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Chapter Seven: The Ceremonies
Severus was a nervous wreck, trying desperately not to lose control. He was worried Harry would back out last minute; that this was all some kind of joke and Harry didn't return even an ounce of the feelings he now felt deeply for Harry. Remus and Minerva were standing next to him, trying to help him stay calm and really not helping at all. Hermione and Ron were standing in their place waiting for Harry to arrive and looking out over the massive crowd of students that had chosen to come to the ceremonies.
The Snape family was sitting calmly in the front row, his father's wand having been confiscated by his mother and his father's hands and feet placed in leg and arm locker curses so that he couldn't move until his mother said the counter curse. He hadn't wanted to invite them because he knew that his father would absolutely jump at the chance to hand Harry to Voldemort on a silver platter. His mother on the other hand was a silent observer wanting nothing to do with anything outside of her favorite villa in France.
The doors Harry was supposed to come through finally opened revealing both Sirius and Harry. Harry and Severus were wearing matching robes of a brilliant emerald green with silver and gold trimmings, each had smiled at knowing they would be wearing both Gryffindor and Slytherin colors, as they were wearing red boxers underneath and nothing else.
Severus had gotten Remus to help him get all of the potion slime from years of giving up on his hair out of his hair, and Harry thought he'd never looked better. Hermione and Ginny were taking over catching Severus up in the potions for the Hospital Wing for the next month to give both Severus and Harry some time to adjust before adding that back into the schedules.
Sirius sat down next to Ginny, Neville, Fred and George to watch the Ceremony while Harry took his place next to Severus. Hermione and Ron were both wearing gold robes with red trimming, Remus and Minerva both in silver robes trimmed in green. Albus was leading the ceremony in a new set of dress robes of a nice pattern that had red, green, gold and silver etched into it.
Albus smiled at the hall and said, "Welcome Everyone, we're here today to witness the wedding and bonding of Severus Aramis Snape and Harry James Dumbledore-Evans-Potter. They have been chosen one another and are soul mates, destined to be together. Severus, do you chose to follow your destiny or follow another?"
Severus replied almost immediately saying, "I chose to follow Destiny and marry my mate."
Albus smiled at him and asked, "Harry, do you chose to follow your destiny or follow another?"
Harry replied more quickly than Severus had, "I chose to follow Destiny and marry my mate."
Albus smiled, winked at Harry and then continued, "As you have chosen to follow Destiny, please join your right hands for the binding cords."
Severus and Harry moved their right hands so that the lengths of the forearms were together, each holding the other's elbow. Albus tied the gold and silver cords around both of their arms before saying an incantation and the cords seemed to disappear beneath their skin. Albus smiled at that and then continued on, "Severus Aramis Snape, do you take Harry James Dumbledore-Evans-Potter to be your wedded husband?"
Severus responded immediately looking into Harry's eyes as he did so, "I do."
"Harry James Dumbledore-Evans-Potter do you take Severus Aramis Snape to be your wedded husband?"
Harry stared right back into Severus's eyes and answered, "I do."
Albus smiled and said, "The wedding bands please."
Harry and Severus both took out the gold bands and presented them. Albus continued, "Severus place the band on Harry's finger and repeat after me. With this ring, I thee wed."
Severus flashed the ring so that Harry could see the inside carving which read, 'Je t'aime Harry. Amour, Sev'. Then he slipped it on Harry's left ring finger saying, "With this ring, I thee wed."
Harry smiled as Albus continued, "Harry place the band on Severus's finger and repeat after me. With this ring, I thee wed."
Harry followed Severus's example and flashed the ring so the carving showed, which Harry had done so that it read, 'Ti Amo Severus. L'amore, Harry'. He smiled and said, "With this ring, I thee wed."
Albus smiled broadly at them both and said, "Now that you are wedded husbands we will continue with the binding ceremony. Join right arms again for the binding scarf."
Once again Harry and Severus joined right arms and Albus tied their arms together, only this time with the binding scarf that was gold with silver edging. Albus said another incantation and the scarf melted into their arms, this time coming with an awareness of one another's consciousness being within their own. Albus nodded and said, "The binding bands please."
Severus and Harry once again pulled out rings, this time the silver bands they had chosen. Albus continued with, "Severus place the band on Harry's finger and repeat after me. I bind myself to you in body, mind, heart and soul; let this band be a reminder to us both of our link to one another."
Severus flashed this ring only to reveal a slightly different carving that read 'Je t'aime, Mon amour. Amour, Caro'. Severus placed the ring on Harry's finger and looked Harry in the eye before saying, "I bind myself to you in body, mind, heart and soul. Let this band be a reminder to us both of our link to one another."
Albus smiled and said, "Harry, place the band on Severus's finger and repeat after me. I bind myself to you in body, mind, heart and soul. Let this band be a reminder to us both of our link to one another."
Harry stared into Severus's eyes, after flashing the carving on the binding band that read, 'Ti amo Caro. L'amore, Votre amour'. Harry smiled and said, "I bind myself to you in body, mind, heart and soul. Let this band be a reminder to both of us of our link to one another."
Albus smiled broadly before continuing, "Remus Lupin, Minerva Dumbledore, you stand here offering your support for Severus Aramis Snape in his marriage and binding to Harry James Dumbledore-Evans-Potter. Do you both continue to do so now that you have witnessed the ceremonies?"
Remus and Minerva both answered immediately, "I do."
Albus smiled, winking at his wife before continuing, "Hermione Granger, Ronald Weasley, you stand here offering your support for Harry James Dumbledore-Evans-Potter in his marriage and binding to Severus Aramis Snape. Do you both continue to do so now that you have witnessed the ceremonies?"
Hermione and Ron both responded just as quickly as Remus and Minerva had, "I do."
Albus smiled at them before turning to Severus and Harry and continuing, "Severus Aramis Potter-Snape and Harry James Dumbledore-Evans-Potter-Snape, I now pronounce you wedded and bound."
With another long incantation the rings on Harry and Severus's hands linked themselves to one another. Albus finished the ceremony with, "Severus and Harry, you may now seal your marriage and binding with a kiss."
Harry and Severus didn't need to be told twice, within seconds Harry's arms had gone around Severus and they were locked in a kiss that would have put any romantic Muggle movie to shame. Everyone in the hall that wasn't magically restrained clapped for the couple, and after a few minutes when the kiss started to get a little heated started to whistle at the couple and cheer them on. They broke the kiss but stayed in one another's embrace as they turned to face Albus again.
Albus just grinned and hugged them both saying, "Welcome to the family, Severus."
Minerva, Remus, Hermione and Ginny were all crying. Sirius was having difficulty dealing with the situation but was controlling his unbearable urge to strangle Severus. Fred and George set off fireworks and the rest of the hall clapped. Albus smiled and said, "Now that the ceremony is over there are a few things to be said to those of you present. There are refreshments available if you can find an open chair, but I'm afraid I must insist you all leave within half an hour due to the curfew. Let's not forget to wish my great-grandson and his new husband the best of luck before we go though! Now I do believe Severus and Harry would probably like to get out of here, everyone please have an enjoyable weekend!"
Severus and Harry managed to get away from Harry's close friends relatively quickly and then stopped to say hello to Severus's family before leaving for the night. Solenne was wonderfully nice to Harry and welcomed him warmly to the family. Harry noticed with vague amusement that Severus's arm tightened around him when he was introduced to Aramis Snape, Severus's father. Aramis was cold, and reminded Harry of Lucius Malfoy with a worse attitude.
Needless to say he was thrilled when Elaina and Antonio Marcello interceded the tense conversation and introduced themselves as Severus's sister and brother-in-law. Harry warmed up to Elaina immediately, who like her mother was warm in her welcome to the family. Antonio was thrilled to meet THE Harry Potter, and that he was related to him. Harry made a mental note to bang his head against something later on. His new nephew Dante was a miniature Severus in the making, which amused Harry to no end that a seven year old would be able to perfect Severus's personality.
Arianna and Oriana Marcello on the other hand were much warmer than even Elaina and Solenne. Both of the little girls, being five (Arianna) and three (Oriana), gave Harry bone crushing hugs as a welcome into the family. Arianna had just recently received a pet Unicorn and couldn't tell Harry and Severus about it enough. They managed to get away after a few more words with Severus's family, a goodbye to Remus, Sirius, Hermione, Ron, Minerva and Albus and of course barely escaping a Colin Creevey attack with a new camera flash bulb to break in.
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The Mirror of Etamluos
"Luosruoy Fo Flahreht oehtnah treht ono it celferon wohsi"
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Chapter Seven: The Ceremonies
Severus was a nervous wreck, trying desperately not to lose control. He was worried Harry would back out last minute; that this was all some kind of joke and Harry didn't return even an ounce of the feelings he now felt deeply for Harry. Remus and Minerva were standing next to him, trying to help him stay calm and really not helping at all. Hermione and Ron were standing in their place waiting for Harry to arrive and looking out over the massive crowd of students that had chosen to come to the ceremonies.
The Snape family was sitting calmly in the front row, his father's wand having been confiscated by his mother and his father's hands and feet placed in leg and arm locker curses so that he couldn't move until his mother said the counter curse. He hadn't wanted to invite them because he knew that his father would absolutely jump at the chance to hand Harry to Voldemort on a silver platter. His mother on the other hand was a silent observer wanting nothing to do with anything outside of her favorite villa in France.
The doors Harry was supposed to come through finally opened revealing both Sirius and Harry. Harry and Severus were wearing matching robes of a brilliant emerald green with silver and gold trimmings, each had smiled at knowing they would be wearing both Gryffindor and Slytherin colors, as they were wearing red boxers underneath and nothing else.
Severus had gotten Remus to help him get all of the potion slime from years of giving up on his hair out of his hair, and Harry thought he'd never looked better. Hermione and Ginny were taking over catching Severus up in the potions for the Hospital Wing for the next month to give both Severus and Harry some time to adjust before adding that back into the schedules.
Sirius sat down next to Ginny, Neville, Fred and George to watch the Ceremony while Harry took his place next to Severus. Hermione and Ron were both wearing gold robes with red trimming, Remus and Minerva both in silver robes trimmed in green. Albus was leading the ceremony in a new set of dress robes of a nice pattern that had red, green, gold and silver etched into it.
Albus smiled at the hall and said, "Welcome Everyone, we're here today to witness the wedding and bonding of Severus Aramis Snape and Harry James Dumbledore-Evans-Potter. They have been chosen one another and are soul mates, destined to be together. Severus, do you chose to follow your destiny or follow another?"
Severus replied almost immediately saying, "I chose to follow Destiny and marry my mate."
Albus smiled at him and asked, "Harry, do you chose to follow your destiny or follow another?"
Harry replied more quickly than Severus had, "I chose to follow Destiny and marry my mate."
Albus smiled, winked at Harry and then continued, "As you have chosen to follow Destiny, please join your right hands for the binding cords."
Severus and Harry moved their right hands so that the lengths of the forearms were together, each holding the other's elbow. Albus tied the gold and silver cords around both of their arms before saying an incantation and the cords seemed to disappear beneath their skin. Albus smiled at that and then continued on, "Severus Aramis Snape, do you take Harry James Dumbledore-Evans-Potter to be your wedded husband?"
Severus responded immediately looking into Harry's eyes as he did so, "I do."
"Harry James Dumbledore-Evans-Potter do you take Severus Aramis Snape to be your wedded husband?"
Harry stared right back into Severus's eyes and answered, "I do."
Albus smiled and said, "The wedding bands please."
Harry and Severus both took out the gold bands and presented them. Albus continued, "Severus place the band on Harry's finger and repeat after me. With this ring, I thee wed."
Severus flashed the ring so that Harry could see the inside carving which read, 'Je t'aime Harry. Amour, Sev'. Then he slipped it on Harry's left ring finger saying, "With this ring, I thee wed."
Harry smiled as Albus continued, "Harry place the band on Severus's finger and repeat after me. With this ring, I thee wed."
Harry followed Severus's example and flashed the ring so the carving showed, which Harry had done so that it read, 'Ti Amo Severus. L'amore, Harry'. He smiled and said, "With this ring, I thee wed."
Albus smiled broadly at them both and said, "Now that you are wedded husbands we will continue with the binding ceremony. Join right arms again for the binding scarf."
Once again Harry and Severus joined right arms and Albus tied their arms together, only this time with the binding scarf that was gold with silver edging. Albus said another incantation and the scarf melted into their arms, this time coming with an awareness of one another's consciousness being within their own. Albus nodded and said, "The binding bands please."
Severus and Harry once again pulled out rings, this time the silver bands they had chosen. Albus continued with, "Severus place the band on Harry's finger and repeat after me. I bind myself to you in body, mind, heart and soul; let this band be a reminder to us both of our link to one another."
Severus flashed this ring only to reveal a slightly different carving that read 'Je t'aime, Mon amour. Amour, Caro'. Severus placed the ring on Harry's finger and looked Harry in the eye before saying, "I bind myself to you in body, mind, heart and soul. Let this band be a reminder to us both of our link to one another."
Albus smiled and said, "Harry, place the band on Severus's finger and repeat after me. I bind myself to you in body, mind, heart and soul. Let this band be a reminder to us both of our link to one another."
Harry stared into Severus's eyes, after flashing the carving on the binding band that read, 'Ti amo Caro. L'amore, Votre amour'. Harry smiled and said, "I bind myself to you in body, mind, heart and soul. Let this band be a reminder to both of us of our link to one another."
Albus smiled broadly before continuing, "Remus Lupin, Minerva Dumbledore, you stand here offering your support for Severus Aramis Snape in his marriage and binding to Harry James Dumbledore-Evans-Potter. Do you both continue to do so now that you have witnessed the ceremonies?"
Remus and Minerva both answered immediately, "I do."
Albus smiled, winking at his wife before continuing, "Hermione Granger, Ronald Weasley, you stand here offering your support for Harry James Dumbledore-Evans-Potter in his marriage and binding to Severus Aramis Snape. Do you both continue to do so now that you have witnessed the ceremonies?"
Hermione and Ron both responded just as quickly as Remus and Minerva had, "I do."
Albus smiled at them before turning to Severus and Harry and continuing, "Severus Aramis Potter-Snape and Harry James Dumbledore-Evans-Potter-Snape, I now pronounce you wedded and bound."
With another long incantation the rings on Harry and Severus's hands linked themselves to one another. Albus finished the ceremony with, "Severus and Harry, you may now seal your marriage and binding with a kiss."
Harry and Severus didn't need to be told twice, within seconds Harry's arms had gone around Severus and they were locked in a kiss that would have put any romantic Muggle movie to shame. Everyone in the hall that wasn't magically restrained clapped for the couple, and after a few minutes when the kiss started to get a little heated started to whistle at the couple and cheer them on. They broke the kiss but stayed in one another's embrace as they turned to face Albus again.
Albus just grinned and hugged them both saying, "Welcome to the family, Severus."
Minerva, Remus, Hermione and Ginny were all crying. Sirius was having difficulty dealing with the situation but was controlling his unbearable urge to strangle Severus. Fred and George set off fireworks and the rest of the hall clapped. Albus smiled and said, "Now that the ceremony is over there are a few things to be said to those of you present. There are refreshments available if you can find an open chair, but I'm afraid I must insist you all leave within half an hour due to the curfew. Let's not forget to wish my great-grandson and his new husband the best of luck before we go though! Now I do believe Severus and Harry would probably like to get out of here, everyone please have an enjoyable weekend!"
Severus and Harry managed to get away from Harry's close friends relatively quickly and then stopped to say hello to Severus's family before leaving for the night. Solenne was wonderfully nice to Harry and welcomed him warmly to the family. Harry noticed with vague amusement that Severus's arm tightened around him when he was introduced to Aramis Snape, Severus's father. Aramis was cold, and reminded Harry of Lucius Malfoy with a worse attitude.
Needless to say he was thrilled when Elaina and Antonio Marcello interceded the tense conversation and introduced themselves as Severus's sister and brother-in-law. Harry warmed up to Elaina immediately, who like her mother was warm in her welcome to the family. Antonio was thrilled to meet THE Harry Potter, and that he was related to him. Harry made a mental note to bang his head against something later on. His new nephew Dante was a miniature Severus in the making, which amused Harry to no end that a seven year old would be able to perfect Severus's personality.
Arianna and Oriana Marcello on the other hand were much warmer than even Elaina and Solenne. Both of the little girls, being five (Arianna) and three (Oriana), gave Harry bone crushing hugs as a welcome into the family. Arianna had just recently received a pet Unicorn and couldn't tell Harry and Severus about it enough. They managed to get away after a few more words with Severus's family, a goodbye to Remus, Sirius, Hermione, Ron, Minerva and Albus and of course barely escaping a Colin Creevey attack with a new camera flash bulb to break in.
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