A/n - OK this is based on traditional hand fasting ceremonies as it hought it would be more realistic in the wizard world than a 'muggle' wedding. REVIEW!!!!
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Harry and Talitha stood in Hagrids hut. Harry was looking out of the window to where everyone had gathered in a circle by the lake. He had never been to a magical wedding before and so was keen to see what was happening. Talitha was looking in a mirror, fussing at her hair and adjusting the gold band that sat on her head.
"It looks fine, leave it" Harry said
"Ok, alright" Talitha laughed "Right, off we go then"
Harry opened the door to the hut and they went outside. Harry took Talitha's arm and smiled at her. As they walked through the grounds of Hogwarts, Harry could see Sirius standing in the centre of the circle of people, wearing Scarlet Dress Robes, Remus stood next to him and they were smiling at something.
Sirius looked up as he saw Harry and Talitha heading towards them. A smile crept over his face as he thought to himself how beautiful Talitha looked, the dress she was wearing looked stunning and her long dark hair fell loosely over her shoulders. This was the day he thought he was never going to see and now it was here.
"She looks amazing" Remus whispered from where he stood next to Sirius. Sirius nodded.
Talitha and Harry reached the circle and stepped through a gap between Dung and Tonks, in to the centre. Talitha grinned at Sirius as she stood next to him. They were both facing Dumbledore who was going to performing the wedding.
"May the place of this rite be consecrated for we gather here in a ritual of love with two who would be wedded" Dumbledore spoke. He then pulled a large sword out of the ground and walked round the outside of the people gathered, marking a circle with the sword on the ground. He returned to stand in front of Sirius and Talitha and continued.
"We will now invoke the elements"
Ron, Draco, Hermione and Ginny all stepped into the circle and placed a small dish in the centre each containing one of the elements earth, air, water and fire. Harry watched as they all returned to the edge of the circle.
"Who gives this woman to be married?"
"I do" Harry said proudly as Sirius grinned at him.
Harry smiled back as he watched as Remus moved in front of them and bound Talitha's left hand to Sirius's right hand with a red cord
"As this knot is tied, so are your lives now bound" Remus said as he tied the ends of the cord together. Talitha and Sirius repeated their vows to each other. Harry glanced around the circle of people as they did so. He knew everyone there except for a tall dark haired woman standing next to Tonks. He realised it must be her mum, Andromeda, Sirius' cousin. He was surprised to see Snape there though. Half of the circle was taken up by Weasley's as the whole family was there, except for Percy who still wasn't speaking to them. Hagrid winked at him as Harry looked over to where he was standing between Moody and Professor McGonagal.
"In love and trust, I give myself to you" Talitha said
"In love and trust I bind myself to you" Sirius added
"For Eternity" They said together, grinning, as they exchanged rings.
Talitha and Sirius set off around the inside of the circle, they stopped before Hermione
"I call upon the element of air to bring inspiration, creativity and communication" she said. They moved on and stopped at Draco.
"I call upon the element of Fire to bring spirit, vigour and passion"
"I call upon the element of water to bring compassion, empathy and understanding" said Ginny when they reached her. Lastly they stopped at Ron
"I call upon the element of earth to bring loyalty, commitment and faith" He said
They returned to stand back in front of Dumbledore.
"By the winds that bring change, by the fire of love, by the seas of fortune and the strength of the earth do I bless this union"
Sirius leant over and kissed Talitha and everyone started clapping and cheering. Tonks and Dung held a broom between them, a little off of the floor. Sirius and Talitha walked over to them, laughing and jumped over the broom to the outside of the circle, as was tradition. Dumbledore then picked up the sword again and walked in the opposite direction around the circle to reverse the casting. Harry only noticed then that the sword Dumbledore was using was the one he had pulled out of the sorting hat in the Chamber of Secrets, the one that was Godric Gryffindors. The circle of people broke away once Dumbledore had finished and went over to congratulate the newly weds. Harry hugged them both. He laughed as Sirius struggled with the binding cord, which had to be removed without untying the ends.
"I'm going to kill you Moony" Sirius laughed as he pulled at it "You had no intentions of us getting this off did you"
Remus was grinning at them both.
"Harry!" Tonks yelled across to him "Over here" Harry walked over to where she was standing. Sirius and Talitha were still struggling with the binding cord.
"You haven't met my mum yet have you?" Tonks said. Harry smiled at the woman next to her. She looked scarily like Bellatrix Lestrange only she had a friendly smile and her eyes looked kinder.
"Pleasure to meet you at last" she said "Nymphodora has told me all about you"
"Mum, don't call me that"
"But it's your name"
"hmmph"
Harry laughed
"Nice to meet you as well Mrs Tonks"
"Call me Andi please"
Sirius had finally managed to untie himself and he came over to join them.
"How's my favourite cousin then" he asked as he hugged Andromeda.
"Didn't really have much competition for that title did I?" she laughed.
"Well, it was Bella but after last year I went off of her a bit" Sirius grinned.
"How's Draco?" Andromeda asked him
"He's doing ok, I think" Sirius replied. They both looked over towards him. He stood talking to Dung and George Weasley. They were all laughing.
"Hmm. Now that's an interesting combination of people" Sirius laughed "I hate to think of what they're planning"
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Harry and Talitha stood in Hagrids hut. Harry was looking out of the window to where everyone had gathered in a circle by the lake. He had never been to a magical wedding before and so was keen to see what was happening. Talitha was looking in a mirror, fussing at her hair and adjusting the gold band that sat on her head.
"It looks fine, leave it" Harry said
"Ok, alright" Talitha laughed "Right, off we go then"
Harry opened the door to the hut and they went outside. Harry took Talitha's arm and smiled at her. As they walked through the grounds of Hogwarts, Harry could see Sirius standing in the centre of the circle of people, wearing Scarlet Dress Robes, Remus stood next to him and they were smiling at something.
Sirius looked up as he saw Harry and Talitha heading towards them. A smile crept over his face as he thought to himself how beautiful Talitha looked, the dress she was wearing looked stunning and her long dark hair fell loosely over her shoulders. This was the day he thought he was never going to see and now it was here.
"She looks amazing" Remus whispered from where he stood next to Sirius. Sirius nodded.
Talitha and Harry reached the circle and stepped through a gap between Dung and Tonks, in to the centre. Talitha grinned at Sirius as she stood next to him. They were both facing Dumbledore who was going to performing the wedding.
"May the place of this rite be consecrated for we gather here in a ritual of love with two who would be wedded" Dumbledore spoke. He then pulled a large sword out of the ground and walked round the outside of the people gathered, marking a circle with the sword on the ground. He returned to stand in front of Sirius and Talitha and continued.
"We will now invoke the elements"
Ron, Draco, Hermione and Ginny all stepped into the circle and placed a small dish in the centre each containing one of the elements earth, air, water and fire. Harry watched as they all returned to the edge of the circle.
"Who gives this woman to be married?"
"I do" Harry said proudly as Sirius grinned at him.
Harry smiled back as he watched as Remus moved in front of them and bound Talitha's left hand to Sirius's right hand with a red cord
"As this knot is tied, so are your lives now bound" Remus said as he tied the ends of the cord together. Talitha and Sirius repeated their vows to each other. Harry glanced around the circle of people as they did so. He knew everyone there except for a tall dark haired woman standing next to Tonks. He realised it must be her mum, Andromeda, Sirius' cousin. He was surprised to see Snape there though. Half of the circle was taken up by Weasley's as the whole family was there, except for Percy who still wasn't speaking to them. Hagrid winked at him as Harry looked over to where he was standing between Moody and Professor McGonagal.
"In love and trust, I give myself to you" Talitha said
"In love and trust I bind myself to you" Sirius added
"For Eternity" They said together, grinning, as they exchanged rings.
Talitha and Sirius set off around the inside of the circle, they stopped before Hermione
"I call upon the element of air to bring inspiration, creativity and communication" she said. They moved on and stopped at Draco.
"I call upon the element of Fire to bring spirit, vigour and passion"
"I call upon the element of water to bring compassion, empathy and understanding" said Ginny when they reached her. Lastly they stopped at Ron
"I call upon the element of earth to bring loyalty, commitment and faith" He said
They returned to stand back in front of Dumbledore.
"By the winds that bring change, by the fire of love, by the seas of fortune and the strength of the earth do I bless this union"
Sirius leant over and kissed Talitha and everyone started clapping and cheering. Tonks and Dung held a broom between them, a little off of the floor. Sirius and Talitha walked over to them, laughing and jumped over the broom to the outside of the circle, as was tradition. Dumbledore then picked up the sword again and walked in the opposite direction around the circle to reverse the casting. Harry only noticed then that the sword Dumbledore was using was the one he had pulled out of the sorting hat in the Chamber of Secrets, the one that was Godric Gryffindors. The circle of people broke away once Dumbledore had finished and went over to congratulate the newly weds. Harry hugged them both. He laughed as Sirius struggled with the binding cord, which had to be removed without untying the ends.
"I'm going to kill you Moony" Sirius laughed as he pulled at it "You had no intentions of us getting this off did you"
Remus was grinning at them both.
"Harry!" Tonks yelled across to him "Over here" Harry walked over to where she was standing. Sirius and Talitha were still struggling with the binding cord.
"You haven't met my mum yet have you?" Tonks said. Harry smiled at the woman next to her. She looked scarily like Bellatrix Lestrange only she had a friendly smile and her eyes looked kinder.
"Pleasure to meet you at last" she said "Nymphodora has told me all about you"
"Mum, don't call me that"
"But it's your name"
"hmmph"
Harry laughed
"Nice to meet you as well Mrs Tonks"
"Call me Andi please"
Sirius had finally managed to untie himself and he came over to join them.
"How's my favourite cousin then" he asked as he hugged Andromeda.
"Didn't really have much competition for that title did I?" she laughed.
"Well, it was Bella but after last year I went off of her a bit" Sirius grinned.
"How's Draco?" Andromeda asked him
"He's doing ok, I think" Sirius replied. They both looked over towards him. He stood talking to Dung and George Weasley. They were all laughing.
"Hmm. Now that's an interesting combination of people" Sirius laughed "I hate to think of what they're planning"