Disclaimer: No still not mine but I have been to see the third movie…somehow I doubt it counts.
Redlady27: You damn right Harriet's one lucky girl do you think if we kidnapped him she'd mind lol
Elmindrea-al'Thor: Yay new person, sorry I love reviews and I'm glad you like my AU :-)
Jewelclaw lady of wind: I'm glad you liked it I have to admit I was worried about what people would think so here's and extremely late chapter.
Vixie Pixie: Yes I get why you want a Harry and Ginny pairing. I'm considering a Snape/Hermione one next but I don't know if I can manage it without it becoming a mary-sue. Anyways you might recognize this next chapter but we'll see.
Well guy's this chapters be hideously long in coming hasn't it? I'm SOOO sorry but I've been so bogged down with GCSE's and work in general I haven't had a chance to write. Anyway here the next chapter of Unexpected…ooo wouldn't you guess I had my first flamer. I'm kinda hurt that the flame was so pathetic. It was over the fact that I can't write a summery. I'm just so amazed that someone doesn't get the fact that it's harder to summaries a long story into two lines than it is to actually write the long part. Anyway I'm still waiting for a real flame.
Chapter Eleven: Ceremony
It was three months later and Harriet was nervously waiting for Albus to come to fetch her. It was finally the day of her wedding to Severus, although he refused to call it a wedding apparently it was a bonding ceremony. Harriet thought he was just trying to keep as far away from her muggle heritage as possible. The traditional colour for the bride to wear for the wizard bonding ceremony was a deep crimson. Harriet's dress was a strapless closely fitted bodice with the pattern of the pentacle marked out on it in small rubies. The bodice went in at the waist and a long flowing satin skirt gently brushed her legs with a short train at the back. A delicate silk cape was captured around Harriet's throat by a garnet heart. The hairdresser had been flooed in from Paris and having taken one look at Harriet's redone blonde locks (to hide the black roots) decided they should go for something simple. Half of her hair had been caught up with a clever charm and those particular locks had been softly curled, there were a few bangs down at the front to soften the affect. The make up too had been kept simple with red lips, slightly flushed cheeks and black mascara. At the moment there was no sign of Albus and so Harriet allowed herself to lean back softly and remember the three months after Severus had asked her to marry him.
Flashbacks
They'd just arrived back from Snape manor after the Christmas Holidays and it was the first staff meeting. Harriet and Severus were going to take this opportunity to tell the rest of the staff about their engagement. Albus coughed and said,
"I believe Harriet and Severus have some news." The pair stood up and Harriet linked arms with Severus and he smiled at her before saying,
"Harriet and I have decided that we should wed." This statement caused an uproar and laughing Harriet calmed them down by saying,
"Hey hey cool it. If you have any questions for us we'd be more than happy to answer them."
"We would?" Severus muttered into her ear. Ignoring him Harriet chose Hermione, whose hand was waving in the air which reminded Harriet strongly of her school days,
"How long have you two been in love?" Harriet mentally groaned, she'd hoped not to have to answer this,
"I've been in love with him since I had to go to his manor house in our seventh year."
"I have felt love for her just as long; I was just too blind to see it." The questions went on and on, each speculating why the two had fallen in love but finally they all seemed to accept that they were indeed in love. A while later it was just Albus, Severus and Harriet left. Just before the couple walked out Albus called after them,
"It took you long enough."
A month later Harriet was sitting at her desk when Severus stored in holding a large book but before she could see what it was he started ranting,
"How could you. I'm so hurt it's awful, I bet there were snicker behind my back because of this. I couldn't believe my eyes you know that. I wonder why people kept asking me 'grey'?" While Severus was talking he kept waving the book around and Harriet caught the cover of it out of her eye,
"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix? I thought you didn't read my books."
"Since I'm engaged to the authoress I thought I should read them and I was impressed until I read a certain chapter called, Snape's worst memory!" Harriet gulped, she'd forgotten that she'd written that and she couldn't blame him for being furious.
"Darling I'm so sorry I'd forgotten and you have to remember at the times when I was writing these books I was angry at you and that chapter is a very important part of the plot as it was when I realized that I was no different from you." Harriet held her breath and Severus continued to glare at her until,
"I want to stay mad at you but I can't. Just promise me there's nothing else like that in any other books." Harriet walked up to him and kissed him softly,
"I promise." 'I hope' she thought to herself afterwards trying to remember.
There came a sharp rapping on Harriet's door and taking a deep breath she walked over and opened it. Albus stood on the other side and he looked at her with moist eyes,
"If your parents could see you looking so beautiful Harriet, they'd be so proud of everything you have accomplished. It is my honor to act as your guardian tonight." The Albus offered his arm to her and slowly Harriet took it. They walked through the building in silence and into a clearing in the forest that Harriet had never seen before. Its half lit in an angelic kind of way and at the other side of the clearing there is an alter carved out of wood and it's the most beautiful thing Harriet had ever seen. She looked around to see who's there; she sees all of the teachers, all of the Weasley's with Molly looking proud. Harriet saw Ginny and Hermione looking teary. Then she looked up to the alter and see Severus standing there looking darkly handsome, his hair tied back with a few wisps coming down. He'd abandoned his usual button up dress robes for a pair of lose black pants and a soft black wool cloak that he drew around himself. Albus leaves me standing there and strides up to the alter. Molly Weasley takes his place and whispers in my ear,
"Just do what you're told and you will be fine dear." Harriet's led up to the alter and is aware of Severus moving in beside her, she smiles at him and then focus on Albus.
"We are all here to bear witness to this special ceremony. Will Witch Potters character references step forward please?" Ginny steps forward,
"I have known Harriet for a long time now. She is a loyal and loving person who would do anything for a friend." Next steps up Hermione,
"Harriet is a brave girl and a true Gryffindor over the years I have seen her face things I myself would flinch at and risk her life for others." Now Molly stepped up
"Harriet has been like another daughter to me and I am proud to have known her."
"And now we shall hear the references for Warlock Snape." She heard some people say things about Severus but she was too dazed to hear them. Soon they were told to kneel facing each other and Albus raised a knife. Albus slit their palms open and Harriet bit her lip to stop herself from crying out. Placing their hands on the alter he held their wrists together and chanted,
"Lasci questi due avere un legame che può non essere rotto mai. Con il fuori un altro non può morire e quindi non dovrebbe vivere insieme per sempre." As he did this Harriet's and Severus's blood mingled and began to rise in the air. Slowly the two of them followed up and up a magic wind flowing around them. Harriet's dress was whipped around her and Severus's cloak was thrown back to reveal his pale muscular chest. There they were kneeling in midair and their blood flowed around them. Suddenly the trail of blood solidified into a red ribbon and wrapped itself around Harriet's and Severus's waists drawing us together. She was captivated by his obsidian eyes and didn't notice his lips dropping to her to capture them in a kiss. As soon as their lips touched there was a bright spark and the ribbon around their waists disappeared. The kiss held for a moment longer but Harriet pulled back as Albus clapped his hands together and said,
"It is done." Severus and Harriet looked at each other happily and Severus raised swinging Harriet around while giving her another kiss. There was much drinking that night but the newly married couple left early for their honeymoon in the Caribbean.
A:N: Me again I hope that was ok. Do any of you want the wedding night? shrugs maybe. Anyway theres a honeymoon to come but remember there's those death eaters out there!