Disclaimer: I only own Katya and the plot

A/N: okay, so I've gotten one review for the last chappy and it's been up for nearly a month! So PLEASE review!!! Anyway, the uno review I got asked for an epilogue so here it is. Also, to avoid religious confusion I decided to have Minister Fudge marry them.

~ Epilogue ~

Katya looked in the mirror and frowned. That stupid piece of hair refused to cooperate. She had her hair in ringlets with half of it pulled up. But one piece of hair insisted on remaining straight. Her maid of honor, seeing her distress, came over and muttered a spell that immediately fixed the problem.

"Thanks," she said, "I really do need to learn hair and make-up charms."

Her maid of honor simply smiled and returned to the task of looking for Katya's bouquet which they had discovered missing five minutes ago.

It was August 17 and her wedding day. A day she had thought would never arrive. First because it had meant a three month engagement and second because Severus had nearly called the whole thing off. Not because they had had a falling out or anything. His old doubts of her love had returned soon after he proposed. They had come back three times as worse because she now knew about his death eater past. The first month was spent with him asking, "Are you sure you want to marry me? Are you sure you're okay that I was a death eater?" every five minutes. She had answered yes as patiently as she could every time, but he hadn't been convinced until she had defended him in front of a livid witch who insisted that he be fired before he corrupted his students. Katya smiled as she remembered the woman's face when Katya had punched her.

"Katya," her mother said, "It's time."

Nodding Katya took one last look in the mirror. A beautiful witch in a long, white dress and simple veil looked back at her. Someone pushed her bouquet of roses, that had been enchanted to be silver, into her hands. A bunch of quiet chaos ensued and the next thing she knew, she was walking down the aisle with her arm looped through her dad's. She was sure it was the longest aisle in the history of wedding's that she had to walk down. It seemed forever before she was smiling up at Severus with her hands in his. She didn't hear anything Fudge said she was too busy looking into Severus's smiling eyes and wanting the ceremony to be over so that they could . . . her thoughts were interrupted by Fudge.

"If there is anyone who thinks these two should not be wed, speak now or forever hold your peace."

Katya held her breath. Everyone remained silent. She slowly let out her breath as Fudge continued. It seemed like an eternity before she heard, "You may kiss the bride."

Finally! I thought he'd never shut up. Wrapping her arms around Severus's neck she leaned up to kiss him.

* * *

Severus was sure he was the luckiest man on earth and if not that, then he was at least the happiest. He was marrying the one woman he had ever loved. The woman he had thought dead for three weeks. Wrapping his arms about her waist, he leaned down to kiss her for the first time as her husband. Her lips were so soft and the kiss was better than the ones they had shared before. Perhaps it was because he no longer had any doubt concerning her feelings for him. Or the fact that she now belonged to him and he to her for the rest of their lives. Whatever the reason he knew he did not want to end the kiss. It wasn't until he heard the applause and remembered that they were in a public place that he broke away. Looking down at her smiling face he felt a sense of awe overcome him as he fully realized that he was married.

* * *

"I can't believe you pushed the cake into my face after I was so nice to you!" Severus said as they entered their hotel room later that night. After the reception they had apparated to Venice, Italy. After a long, romantic gondola ride they had arrived at their wizard hotel, Enchanted Nights Inn.

"How was I supposed to know you would be nice to me? I mean, I fed you first!" she defended closing the door.

"You're going to have to make it up to me you know," he said grabbing her by the shoulders.

"Don't worry I will," she said leaning towards him for a kiss. Just as their lips were about to touch she pulled away. "That is after I change," she said grabbing her bag and heading for the bathroom.

"You're cruel"

"As I understand it so are you," she said through the bathroom door.

"Only to my students," he laughed. Opening his bag he pulled out his black silk pajamas and began to change. He was looking for his toothbrush when he heard the bathroom door open. Looking up he saw Katya wearing a short silk robe over her lingerie and lazily swinging one side of the belt.

"I'm ready," she said in a husky voice and tossed her head as she slowly began to approach him. It was all he could do not to laugh out loud at her antics.

"I think you've watched one too many love scenes darling," he teased.

"Hey," she said dropping the belt and folding her arms across her middle, "don't crack jokes at a time like this." Then, returning to her husky voice, she added, "This is very serious business." Pulling his head down to hers she began to kiss him passionately. Wrapping his arms around her waist Severus kissed her back. After a few minutes of this Severus pulled away. "If it's such serious business I had better go brush my teeth so as to avoid ruining it with my foul breath," he said as he took off her robe and revealed a short, silver and green spaghetti strap silk night gown with a semi-low neckline.

"Your breath's not foul," she said as she began to unbutton his shirt.

"Yes it is. Don't worry, darling, I won't be but a moment." He walked away with toothbrush in hand.

"Now who's the cruel one?" she pouted as he closed the door. She remained where she was for the full ten minutes he spent in the bathroom.

"What? You haven't moved?" he asked when he emerged.

"Since when does it take ten minutes to brush your teeth?" she asked annoyed.

"Since I decided to pay you back for the cake incident," he replied.

"Fair enough," she said shivering.

"Cold?"

"What do you expect? I've been standing in this thing for ten minutes and you took my robe."

"So I'm the reason you're cold?"

"Yes!"

"Well then I'll just have to make you warm again." Walking towards her he picked her up and carried her to the bed where house elves had already turned down the bedding. After placing her on the bed he climbed in with her.

The End

A/N: Haha! I bet you all thought I was going to write a love scene didn't you? Well sorry if I disappointed you. I don't write those kind of things, I leave it up to the reader's imagination! Anyway, please review!!!!!