Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter. Here's Chapter 10 of Darkness and Light. Please R+R! **pushing glasses off from the bridge of my nose** Yes I've been trying to look extremely hard working for this chapter and it should be since it's like 15 pages on Micro-Word. LoL! I am now going to start to answer reviews cause I feel like it LoL
Casey (Samantha Grint): Yaya there's going to be a baby, and dun feel sad gurl, this is just the beginning of this story. ;)
Courtney11989: Oh don't worry that's quite alright. I'm not mad whatsoever but I was just slightly amazed when you told me I was possibly copying somebody. But I assure you and everybody that this is seriously my own idea that my little mind has come up with. Might be crazy to think of but hey, it's readers like you that help me to think of them. :-)
Heather: Yeah I was aiming for that when I made the chapter 9 title. "Goo Goo Gah Gah AHHH" Cute ain't it? LoL. Ron and Hermione affair is just starting it's not ending just yet I don't really know how it's gonna end but anyways I probably wouldn't tell you about it. :-P lol.
writer007: Wow, are you serious? LoL wow that is really flattering. I've kept up with your story and oh my god I just love it so much. I'll promise to review every chapter of your story if you promise to review every chapter of mine! LoL! You are such an amazing writer and you will not believe how happy I was when I read it. Dude that review made my day. :-)
Alexa: School hasn't gotten to my head. I really don't get what you're trying to say but um don't worry I haven't gone mad. You have to remember that it's the 7th year and this was bound to happen in the future anyway. School really was the place where all my ideas came to me so I wanna thank that place. LoL
Lim-cho: Oh my god this must be my day. Dude I like fell in love with your story "Underneath it All" And to have you and writer007 review my story, oh my god I have never been so red in the face before! LoL and don't worry I won't kill Cho. Gee…I remember people saying this to my other story…People don't worry I'm not killing Cho, I dare not take Harry's lover away from him.
Acknowledgements: I wanna thank Heather for giving me some tips, I want to thank writer007 for making my day so much better with their review because it inspired me so much, I want to thank Lim-Cho because without your story "Underneath it All" I wouldn't have had the guts to put the beginning paragraph for chapter 9 up. Lastly I want to thank my friends Ashley and Ateer for being the best inspirational couple in the world. You guys give a quarter of my inspiration for the relationship you have. I hope you guys never break it off you're just too perfect for each other. Lylas to you all!
Ok enough of the thanks on to the story! Remember to Review this is the last chapter you get until I finish reading Order of Phoenix! LoL
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"Close your eyes love." Cho said as she covered Harry's eyes with her hands.
"Where are you taking me Miss. Chang?" Harry asked laughing.
"You'll see Mr. Potter. You'll see." Cho said laughing a little bit. "Ooh watch your step."
Cho was leading Harry up a flight of stairs. They were going up to the astronomy room. When Cho had finally removed her hands from his eyes Harry saw the empty Astronomy Room silent and still just as it always was. Harry raised an eyebrow.
"What are we doing here Cho? Won't we be in trouble?" Harry asked.
"Not at all." Cho said as she lit up a candle.
Cho looked up to the sky as if it were leading her and guiding her through what she was going to do or say. Cho was waiting to see a big white moon shine in through the top window of the room. After a couple of moments it finally came. She looked up holding the candle up covering the flame so it wouldn't go out just yet. She then started to recite a spell.
"Evola si reverof slous emoc ot ruoy snos sulp rethguad yadot sdraziw llac nopu ruo srewop ot evah tahw sah neeb tsol ot tcerusser edecorp ot su won"
White lights started to shimmer and the ground started to shake.
Cho's eyes were glimmering with excitement and anxiety. "I'm really hoping this works. This is my present to you. Repeat this line with me: Ruo evola si reverof" she said to Harry.
Harry who was still confused did what he was told.
"Ruo evola si reverof." Harry and Cho said.
Cho blew the candle out and the only remaining source of light were the moon beams. The ground started to shake again. A blast of blinding white light started to glimmer from the center. Harry could barely see it. His glasses were reflecting the light. Cho looked away and gust of wind started to blow in. The white lights were turning into swirls of yellow, circling round and round. For a second Cho didn't think her plan was going to work but soon her jaw dropped down in amazement as slowly figures started to form from the lights. Slowly the swirls continued to circle around and around to make up the rest of the figures and then finally everything had stopped. The ground had stopped shaking. The wind had stopped blowing. The light had stopped showing through so brightly. Everything was silent. Cho helped Harry up. Harry had a little dust on his glasses and couldn't see anything. He took them off and wiped them with his robes. Putting them back on he stopped and just stared at the two figures that stood before him.
"Surprise." Cho said softly, grinning as she looked over at the two.
Harry just stood where he was. It didn't seem real at what he was looking at. He kept on thinking any minute now he would wake up and it would all be but just another dream. Just another dream. But it wasn't, and couldn't have been. It felt so real to him. Harry's limbs were frozen up and he couldn't move. He didn't know how to react. He just kept on looking at Cho who was smiling.
"Go on. It's your time now to be happy. This is my magically hard way of saying I love you." Cho said.
One of the figures walked up to him and gave him the biggest hug imaginable. It was a female with red hair and shimmering green eyes just as his own. She cried softly as she hugged him. She put her hands through his messy jet-black hair, getting the feel of him through as though he was so special and unique. Harry held on to her for a while. He didn't want to let go. He couldn't let go, and he wished so hard that all of what was happening was not a dream.
"My son, my dear sweet son." Lily cried as she continued to hug him and kiss him on the cheek.
As she let go Harry looked over at the other figure. A male with glasses, jet-black hair, a man that looked like him but just with out the green eyes and the scar.
"Dad…" Harry said as his voice trailed off.
James Potter walked over to Harry. He hesitated for a moment and just took one good look at him as if he were a painting on display.
"You turned out just as I pictured you wouldn't. A strong, courageous man." James said.
Harry hugged his father and now he knew it wasn't a dream. The spell Cho had cast was to bring Lily and James back. He turned to Cho who was still standing there smiling broadly as she knew it was a special moment for Harry. The day he would finally recouncil with his parents. He walked over to her and hugged her so tightly for a moment Cho didn't think she could breathe. But she returned it with much gratitude and happiness. Harry kissed her on the lips and looked at her amazed.
"How did you do it? How…how did you manage to be able to do this?" Harry asked as he turned to face his parents.
"My love and devotion to you is one part. The second part was the help I got from the ministry and Dumbledore. They've been helping me out with this for months. And I'm glad to see it's finally worked. A witch by the name of Brenelda Gibbons came up with the spell. But it's never been tested…now I see it must work. " Cho replied smiling.
"How long are they able to stay for?" Harry said as he went over to Lily again.
Lily grasped onto his hand and smiled broadly. Harry hugged his mother again, remembering and sensing a strange smell of peppermint and lilac flowers. He remembered the same smell at the house back at Godric's Hollow.
"I was planning that they could stay here until after we get married. So then you can have a one on one with your father and I can meet my mother-in-law." Cho said.
"You've got a swell girl here Harry." James said as he looked at Cho and smiled.
"I can't think of anyone else who would be so perfect with you Harry. I love you so much." Lily said as she hugged him again.
"I love you too…mum." Harry replied smiling.
It was the greatest feeling to be able to say 'I love you too mum' for the very first time in his life. Lily couldn't stop smiling. She kissed Harry softly on the top of his head. It was a precious moment. The perfect slight mother-son moment that Harry had dreamed of ever since he could remember.
"So from up there, I hear that you're carrying the next Potter in the Potterline." James said winking.
Cho blushed slightly. "Yes Mr. Potter. I am. And Harry and I were told and have decided to marry sooner then expected. We plan to wed next week on the 21st of Feburary." Cho said.
"Married? My son already getting married? Oh this is wonderful!" Lily exclaimed smiling. "Cho I know the perfect dress for you. It's at the house though down in Godric's Hollow. You wouldn't mind going back there with me during the weekend would you?"
"Of course not Mrs. Potter. I'd be honored too." Cho replied smiling once again.
Harry walked over to Cho again kissing her on the cheek and holding her close.
"I love you so much. Now I can't find any words to express or proclaim it anymore." Harry said.
"We still have our vows. From there it'll be well known enough. I love you." Cho said grinning.
Suddenly there was a slight knock on the door. Dumbledore walked in through with Professor Mcgonagal, Madame Pomfrey, and Sirius.
"Dear lord…bless my stars it worked." Professor Mcgonagal said as she put her hand over her heart looking at Lily and James stunned.
"Lily and James…together again in the flesh and blood." Dumbledore said smiling as his sparkling eyes laid upon them both.
"Albus," Lily said as she walked over to him and shook his hand. "It is so nice to finally see you again. We've been watching over on what you've done for our son. I just want to thank you for everything."
"There will be more time to thank me later dear Lily. Right now if you would so kindly do so, Madame Pomfrey would like to run a couple of tests to make sure there are no abnormalities." Professor Dumbledore said.
"Like what?" Harry asked.
"An example would possibly be, that if you were just to poke the flesh of your mother or father right now you'd go right there it just searing through the flesh. Another would be they would be able to walk through walls." Professor Dumbledore said.
"That would be brilliantly fun. Lily come on let's give it a go." James said as he walked over near a wall.
"James! James no!" Lily exclaimed.
There was a loud boom sound from where James had been. Books were falling all over the place and they could all see he was groaning in pain on the floor but was slightly amused that he couldn't run through the wall.
"Aren't we still…not alive Lily?" He asked.
"In the forms we're in now, we're alive James." Lily said laughing slightly.
"But for how long?" Harry asked again just a little sad since they would have to go back after the wedding.
Lily frowned and walked over to him. She looked into his eyes and tried to sense some comfort in him.
"I don't want to leave just as much as you don't want me and your father to leave. Truly and honestly it really was not our time to leave this world. But we risked it for you Harry. We hoped you would have the life you do right now. I love you Harry. As your mother I always will and nothing will change that even if I am gone." Lily said.
"It's just amazing you're here. Everything just happened so fast…I don't want you to go." Harry said.
"I'll never leave." Lily said. "I'll always be here in your heart." She said as she pat him on his left side.
~****Preparation Weekend February 19th Saturday***~
Early in the morning Lily had woken Cho up in the girls dormitory. They were going to head over to Godric's Hollow to look at a dress that she had saved somewhere in the depths of the house. Cho rubbed her eyes as she freshened up and changed, putting her hair up in a messy bun.
"You look so tired Cho, are you alright?" Lily asked.
Cho yawned slightly. "I'll be fine. Just so much nausea last night. I didn't think pregnancy would be this hard so early." Cho replied.
Lily smiled. "It'll get better in time. When you have the baby you'll just think to yourself, this is my creation? This is what the love of my life and I made to come to this earth? You'd be thrilled." Lily said to comfort her.
"Sincerely, I am thrilled. To be able to marry a man as great as your son is all I need." Cho said smiling slightly.
Lily smiled and they walked over to the entrance to get into the carriage. Once in they sat in there in an awkward silent carriage ride over to Godric's Hollow. Cho just looked Lily who was amazing beautiful up close in person. Her ravishing red hair fell to the middle of her back, her bright green eyes seemed to glow with pride as she looked at everything in sight, Lily Potter was truly a very beautiful person inside and out. Once they had arrived to Godric's Hollow, Cho stepped out to great Dobby and Winky who had a bouquet of flowers for her, mostly filled with roses and lilies.
"Such an honor to see you again Miss. Chang." Winky said bowing down.
"It's nice to see you too Winky." Cho said smiling. "I'd like you to meet Harry's mother…" she began to say.
"HARRY POTTER'S MOTHER? LILY POTTER? THE ONE WHO WAS KILLED BY HE-WHO-MUST-NOT-BE-NAMED?" Dobby exclaimed.
"Yes Dobby. Mrs. Potter is…temporaily sustained in our world. Would you like to see her?" Cho asked.
"Oh Miss. Chang, Dobby would be honored to see the women who started the legend." Dobby said.
At that moment Lily had walked out to smell the fresh scent of peppermint and lily flowers all over again. She smiled as she noticed that her home was in tip-top shape and that it was absolutely gorgeous.
"Hello you two. I say you look so ravishing to be house elves." Lily said as she smiled and took her hand to shake with Dobby and Winky.
Dobby grabbed her hand in gratitude and kissed it. "Dobby is very honored to meet you Mrs. Lily Potter. Dobby has heard so much about you and how you risked your life for your son." He said in a squeaky voice.
"Winky is just as pleased to see you Mrs. Lily Potter. It is an honor." Winky said curtsying and sort of bowing once again.
Lily bent down to give them both a warm and loving smiled. Her emerald eyes gleamed and she gave them hugs.
"Thank you for taking so much care to this house. It looks just as it did when James and I first moved in." Lily said smiling.
"It was an honor and still is." Dobby said taking his tea cozy hat to his heart.
After being handed a rose from Dobby, Lily and Cho walked back into the house. Lily looked around smiling broadly touching all of the wood furnishings and looking at the portraits.
"It's great to be here again. This place holds so many memories." Lily said as she passed each portrait she walked over to a very nicely made room. It was new to Cho but supposedly it wasn't to Lily. It used to belong to her and James.
"I hope the dress survived in the construction. "
Cho walked into the room and waited patiently as Lily opened the closet and searched through to find the certain dress she was talking about. After a couple of minutes Lily pulled out a white dress in a sort of plastic wrap.
"Magical bind wrap…impressive." Lily said as she nodded approvingly.
"Is that the dress you want me to try on, Mrs. Potter?" Cho asked as she walked over to her.
"Oh, Cho dear, please call me Lily. I mean you are going to be apart of the family." Lily said smiling.
Cho smiled slightly. "Lily, is that the dress that I may be marrying your son in?" Cho asked.
"I'm hoping it will be if you like it. I remember this dress to be…my reception dress when I married James. Beautiful Day that was." Lily said as she handed the dress to Cho.
Cho took the dress and changed into it without taking a glance at the front. She got in front of a mirror trying to zip up the back. Lily laughed slightly and zipped the back for her. Cho's eyes grew big as she saw herself in an amazing white diamond satin/silk dress with rhinestones going down the sides. Lily got the veil out and put it on Cho's head. It was white cotton silk with rhinestones glimmering at the top and sides. Cho looked at herself amazed that the dress fit her.
"Well well, would you look at this? My daughter-in-law fitting in my reception dress." Lily said smiling. "You look like a dream Cho, you truly do."
"Thank you Mrs- I mean Lily." Cho said a little excited and flustered.
"First the wedding, then you graduation, have the baby, and then start your life with Harry. Everything is just so right." Lily said.
"By the 21st I'll be Mrs. Cho Potter." Cho said releasing some tension air.
"And I will be glad to see you as an addition to the family along with the new little one." Lily said as she pat Cho's stomach.
~****Preparation Weekend February 20th Sunday****~
Harry and Cho couldn't see each other on that terrible Sunday. It was only terrible since they couldn't see each other. They wanted to follow the 'See your lover in 24 hours before the bliss, you will be separated before the final kiss'
"I think you should take it very seriously. I mean come on you are Harry Potter. Anything could happen." Ron said as he chewed on a chocolate frog, sitting in the boys dormitory.
"Gee Ron, thanks for the encouragement." Harry said sarcastically.
"'O 'roblem" Ron said his mouth full with the chocolate.
James was sitting near the window ledge with Sirius laughing slightly.
"I remember in our Hogwarts years when you used to go crazy about Lily, James." Sirius said winking.
"Oh dear god, the days of when I was just a teenage boy." James said laughing.
"Always, Lily this and Lily that. And "oh lily is so beautiful I want to marry her somebody" "oh she is the goddess from the heavens of the wizards" Ooh Lily come to me now." Sirius said dramatically while mimicking James.
"Now you and I both know I never did say those things. I just extremely admired her. And that's all I said I admired her." James said crossing his arms and nodding his head as if the conversation was done.
"It's no wonder why you're so nervous Harry. It must run in the family to stutter over a girl." Ron said as he took another chocolate frog.
Harry threw the wrapper at his head, laughing. "And like you weren't nervous when you got married to Samantha?" Harry asked.
"I was perfectly fine. Samantha's smiling face was the thing that kept me going." Ron said seriously as he thought about it, secretly still feeling the guilt.
"Have you worked on your vows to Cho yet?" Sirius asked.
"Er…well I have some things down but I don't want to share it until the wedding." Harry replied.
"Remember to tell her what's in your heart son. Tell her what you really feel and look into her eyes with every word you say." James advised his son.
Harry smiled slightly. "Thanks dad, thanks for the advise." Harry said thanking his father.
That moment turned into one that Harry would never want to forget or give up in a million years. His father, James Potter, giving him last minute wedding advice before the big day. The day when he would make Cho his wife at last.
"Now on to this." Sirius said as he pulled out the black tuxedo robe for Harry. "Are you seriously going to wear this?"
"Well what else is he going to wear? A white t-shirt and jeans?" James asked.
"I'd rather see him go in his 'birthday suit' then in this." Sirius said jokingly.
"Harry for the love of mankind do not go to your wedding in your 'birthday suit'" Ron said absolutely terrified.
Harry laughed. "Don't worry I won't. And besides Sirius was just kidding. I hope…" Harry said unsure.
Sirius laughed. "Of course I was kidding. I think you'd look smashing in that. Now it's just the deal with your hair." Sirius said eyeing it.
"Well I can either slick it down or leave it the way it is." Harry said looking at Sirius, James, and Ron.
"I think you should slick it down. You looked really mysterious and rich then." Ron said.
"Slicked down would be preferable for a day like this you know…" Sirius said still pondering.
"I think that'd be fine. Don't let the messy jet-black hair gene in the family get in the way." James said.
"Ok…just one more thing…" Harry said.
"What is it?" They all said.
"Can I get a couple of minutes alone? I want to finish my vow to Cho." Harry said.
Sirius, James, and Ron had walked out, all giving him a pat in the back for good luck. Harry took out the piece of parchment that he had his vow in. He had so much that he wanted to say to her, but he was worried that it'd be too much or too sappy. What he didn't know was over in the girls dormitory, Cho was suffering with the same anxiety he had. Their wedding was the next day and they still hadn't gotten their vows ready to recite. Each had the desire to just see each other and comfort each other before the big day. They didn't really care about the superstition, they just wanted to console each other making sure what they were going to do was absolutely right. Both sighing they went back to creating their vows for the rest of the night, counting down the hours and minutes until the final walk would begin.
~****Wedding Day February 21st Monday****~
Cho woke up early that morning to hear a lot of rumbling downstairs in the common room. She rubbed her eyes and got up to see what the commotion was about. Yawning slightly, she opened the door and her eyes bulged wide as she saw so many of her relatives down in the common room. She saw Mrs. Chang throwing a wave at her who was then accompanied with Lily. They ran up and led Cho back into her room when they saw Harry was down there greeting the relatives.
"That was a close call, you almost saw your soon-to-be-husband." Mrs. Chang said breathlessly.
"I wouldn't have minded, I really miss him mum." Cho said sighing.
"No worries dear, your wedding is going to be in another five hours. We need to prepare you now so you'll look like a dream." Lily said brushing out Cho's hair.
"Cho stand up on this chair dear and just let me and Mrs. Potter do the work." Mrs. Chang said.
Cho stood up on the chair and watched Lily and her mother walking around to get her dress, hair care products, accessories, and shoes for her. Mrs. Chang zipped up the back of her dress as Lily was working on her hair when Samantha and Paige knocked on the door to enter in.
"Give us another half an hour and then you can see the new blushing bride." Mrs. Chang yelled out.
"Meet us down in the common room. Harry took all of the guests, along with Sirius and Mr. Potter to the great hall." Samantha yelled in.
Lily was curling Cho's hair to make it have a wavy look. Mrs. Chang got in front of her daughter and starting to apply her makeup. She held up two colours of lipstick, one was pink and one was red. Cho had decided to go with the pink shade to go well with the dress. She didn't want to go overboard on the makeup. The body glitter was being applied on her shoulders and arms. Lily was adding hair spray into Cho's hair to make her wavy hair stay how it was. She couldn't help but smile.
"I remember my own mother doing the same exact thing for me when I was marrying James." Lily said fluffing up Cho's hair. "Mrs. Chang, look at your daughter isn't she just a dream?"
"She truly is Lily. She truly is." Mrs. Chang said suddenly choking up tears of happiness. "I've always dreamt about this day for my daughter, the day she would marry a nice young man and be so happy and beautiful. Cho you are so beautiful."
"Mum, please you're going to make me cry." Cho said holding back her tears as she put her fingers near her eyes to keep them in.
Mrs. Chang put the veil on Cho's head putting the front of the veil in front of her face. Lily started to pull some ends of the dress and the veil. Soon Lily and Mrs. Chang stood back to get one glance at their work. Cho was putting on her high heeled glass shoes with a bow made of small diamonds at the end. Mrs. Chang added a diamond necklace around her neck as Lily put some more body glitter on her arms. Cho put on her diamond earrings and then before they knew it everything was done for her preparation.
"Ooh just remember put this in your mouth and let it melt for good breath." Mrs. Chang said laughing slightly as she put a breath mint in Cho's mouth.
Cho couldn't help but laugh. Lily and Mrs. Chang went on either side of Cho and walked her down to the common room. Samantha, Paige(or in this case Nagini), Danielle, Hermione, and four other girls were waiting downstairs holding bouquets of white lilies, pink and red roses, and lilacs. The dresses they were wearing was patterned striped light blue and silver. All of them had their hair up in nice buns with two strands of hair going on both sides. When they saw Cho they couldn't believe their eyes.
"Cho is that you in there?" Samantha said amazed.
Cho laughed. "Yes it is me Sam, like the dress?" Cho asked.
All of the girls marveled at how Cho just seemed to sparkle with each step she took. With all the diamonds and body glitter it really was no wonder why.
"Harry will never be able to take his eyes off of you Cho. You look fabulous!" Hermione exclaimed.
"I can't wait to have you become my god-sister-in-law. You're such a great person Cho. Welcome to the family." Danielle said quietly but grinning.
"Have you seen the great hall yet?" Cho asked.
"Oh my god the Great Hall is amazing. So many flowers, banners, satin rugs, everything is so elegant!" Samantha exclaimed.
"How many of my relatives attacked Harry?" Cho said laughing.
"Ooh…that little matter…um your Uncle Richard really needs to stop following him it's getting awkward." Hermione said softly.
"Mum, could you go get Uncle Rich to sit down?" Cho asked giggling slightly.
"Of course. I'll get your father to see if we can start. Good luck today honey." Mrs. Chang said as she hugged her and daughter.
"We'll follow her! Hermione, Paige come on!" Samantha said as she followed Mrs. Chang.
Danielle and Hermione followed quickly, but Nagini just stood there looking at Lily. Lily looked at her with a sense of uncertainty in the air. She knew something wasn't right about her. She just couldn't put her finger on what it was exactly. Nagini just casually smiled, bowed to Lily, told Cho good luck and walked off.
"Is everything alright?" Cho asked as she looked at Lily.
"Fine, just fine." Lily replied as she straightened out her navy blue dress for the wedding, she smiled.
Cho nodded and walked over near the common room portrait just waiting for her father to come in and get her. She looked at the clock, it was nearly 2:00 and the wedding would be starting near 2:15. Fifteen more minutes and Cho would walk down that aisle to change her life forever. James and Sirius had walked in. James went to go greet his wife. Sirius hugged Cho and wished her good luck. Mr. Chang later walked in a couple of moments later ready to take her over to the Great Hall.
"Everyone's been seated and given programs. The reporters and camera's are standing by to capture the whole ceremony." Mr. Chang said smiling at Cho.
"And I have to say, I have never seen Harry so nervous. Good luck to the both of you." Sirius said as he walked out to get his seat.
"We'll be watching close by. Good luck once again. We need to get our seats we'll see you at the end reception." Lily said as James whisked her off to the Great Hall.
Cho got a hold of her father's arm and the portrait door opened. Cho's eyes wandered at the streams of lace and streamers of blue, white, red, and gold going around the hall. Camera men were standing at the sides taking her pictures. She looked around and smiled. Soon her father had stopped and there was the line of bridesmaid, groomsmen, the ring bearer, the flower girl, and the maid of honor and best man. Cho looked at Ron and Samantha. Samantha was smiling widely but Ron seemed to be uneased. He looked back over somewhere, and Cho saw that he was looking Hermione. Cho wanted to take one quick glance in just to see Harry but everybody was blocking her way. She couldn't see him but she could see a nice white satin carpet that stretched down all the way to where, she guessed the podium was. Big white banners were shown on the sides commemorating the Gryffindor Lion and the Ravenclaw Raven, joining as one. The seats were satin white with light blue and white bows tied to each seat that was on the outside end. Cho took a couple of deep breathes as the music started.
A couple of more cameras were flashing inside the Great Hall she could tell and soon the flower girl who was Cho's little cousin, walked in throwing petals on to the sides and the floor. The ring bearer who was Danielle's friends brother walked in carefully trying not to drop the rings. Cho could hear clicking and flashing from cameras as she and her father moved a step closer to the door. Nagini was paired with Seamus Finnigan. She tried to not look so disgusted because she could sense that Seamus really did fancy Paige. They walked in along with Hermione who was paired with Neville, Danielle who was paired with Dean Thomas, and then the four other bridesmaids and groomsmen walked in leading Cho and her father closer to the door. Ron and Samantha's walk was up next. Samantha was still smiling broadly as she looked at everybody, smiling with such grace and charm. Ron just feebly smiled but seemed to stare into space somewhere. Only Harry from then could see that he was looking Hermione.
Harry stood nervously at the end just waiting to see Cho appear at the door. Harry's hair was still normal like it usually was. He looked nervous and absolutely charming and handsome in his tuxedo robes. Whenever Harry was nervous Ron noticed he would fidget a little with his glasses, and that's exactly what Harry had done. Ron nudged him.
"It'll be alright. She'll be by your side in a couple of moments." Ron whispered.
Dumbledore was standing with his hands together in front of him wearing brilliant silver colored robes that almost matched the color of his hair and magnificently long beard. His eyes were twinkling as he looked at each guest, from the relatives to the students of Hogwarts, to the reporters and such. Finally the wedding march on which the bride would come in started to play. Everybody stood up and looked over to the doorway. Cho took a couple of steps along with her father and appeared into everyone's sight. Cameras were going off again as she walked down the aisle. All of her Ravenclaw friends were applauded and marveling at her dress. Cho could feel her lips crippling to her a slight smile as she saw Harry. She almost trembled and her knees felt wobbly. Soon they got to the podium. Mr. Chang kissed Cho on the cheek and handed her hand to Harry. Harry took a deep breath in and out and pulled the front of her veil to the back, revealing her smiling face. Harry grinned back at her finally feeling the ease he needed. Harry and Cho joined hands and looked at each other. Cameras were going off again and Dumbledore looked at them both ready to perform the ceremony.
"Witches, Wizards, Collegues, Family, Friends, thank you for joining us today for the historical wedding ceremony of Mr. Harry James Potter and Miss. Cho Linh Chang. A wizard and witch deeply in love." Dumbledore said.
Cho blushed slightly, she never really liked her middle name. Harry just smiled while he held on to Cho's hands tightly.
"We would like to start today with their long awaited vows that I am sure they've been working on for a while. Harry you may go first if you may please." Dumbledore said.
There was a little silence as Harry looked down to the floor. Already some of the guests were rubbing their eyes with tissues because they couldn't sustain their tears. Cho looked at Harry, biting her lower lip while letting a smile come across her lips. Harry looked over to his parents and they both nodded at him. He looked into Cho's eyes, and it came to him on what he was going to say, what he felt in his heart.
"Cho…I stand before you today, proclaiming my love in front of thousands of wizards and witches. Ever since the day I saw you, I knew you were special because you were the only girl that stood out to me out of everybody in Hogwarts. You were the first girl to capture my heart." Harry began to say. "Each day I was helplessly getting trapped in falling in love with you. I couldn't help myself. Your beauty, grace, and personality drew me to you. The more I got to know you the more I wanted to be with you so much."
Harry paused for a moment and saw that Cho had a couple of tears of happiness forming. She nodded for him to go on as cameras continued to flash around in the Great hall.
"Today I stand before you to forever promise I will love you, cherish you, care for you, comfort you, take care of you, and hold you in my love for the rest of my life. I stand before you to proclaim to the world that I will love you and only you. Nothing will ever change my love for you and it never will. To this very day I'm thrilled to know that you will be the face I will be waking up to in the morning. You will be the one that I will console to. You will be the one I will be happy to show off as my love and my wife for the rest of my life." Harry said finishing off his vows.
The guests applauded loudly as Harry had finished. Cho felt the tears falling from her eyes, she was so happy. Everybody else especially Samantha and Danielle were crying histerically. Danielle couldn't believe Harry would come and say such beautiful things.
"Very nicely said vow Harry. Cho, you may begin when you're ready." Dumbledore said as the crowd silenced again.
Cho took a couple of breaths to try and not to stutter when she spoke. She looked into Harry's eyes finding comfort in them. She placed her right hand over her heart and let out a big breath. She looked up to him and began.
"Harry, from the first time we met at the Quidditch field for Ravenclaw VS Gryffindor I knew that there was something unique about you. Not just for the fact that you were who you are, but you were normal just like any other guy. But at the same time you were different then most. I regret the years that I wasted to not get to know you better, but I stay thrilled to know that we both fell in love." Cho began to say as she started to cry.
Harry took his hand and wiped her tears away, caressing her cheek to calm her down.
"I have never ever felt this much in love. With each passing day I spend with you, you know how to make me feel good inside all day. You knew how to make me smile, laugh, sometimes even cry. You took me into your life and showed me things that my eyes may have never seen if I never had gotten to know you." Cho said again. "I stand before you today, to proclaim my everlasting love to you. I give you my heart, my soul, my mind, and all of my love. You are the man I can see myself with for the rest of my life and a couple of years from this moment I will forever be grateful to know that I had married a wonderful man like you. I will be there for you when you will need me. I will care for you when you need to be cared for. I will love you when your heart is weak to stand the world. I will be with you for life."
Cho had finished her vows as more tears fell from her eyes. The crowd applauded again wiping away their own tears. Most of them were surprised that Harry and Cho were so passionate about each other. Dumbledore smiled and summoned the ring bearer to come up with the wedding rings.
"I ask you both to take the rings and place it on your loves hand saying this quote: I place this ring upon your finger to show the world and generations of wizards that I will forever love you and only you." Dumbledore said.
Harry and Cho both took the rings. Harry took Cho's right hand and slipped the ring on her finger.
"I place this ring, upon your finger, to show the world and generations of wizards that I will forever love you and only you." Harry said softly.
Cho then had taken Harry's right hand, sniffling and trying to keep back her tears, she slipped the ring on.
"I place this ring, upon your finger, to show the world and generations of wizards…" Cho began to say as more tears just came down. "That I will forever love you and only you."
With the rings now on their fingers they held on to each other hands tightly once more looking deep into each others eyes. Harry again wiped Cho's tears away and kissed her hand.
"There love is forever. Forever they will stay together. To finish off the ceremony the both of you must say: Ruo evol si reverof" Dumbledore said.
Harry and Cho looked at each other once more and then took a quick glance to the crowd. They were all extremely moved by the whole ceremony. Even the reporters and camera men were crying.
"Ruo evol si reverof." They both said.
A blue glimmering rope started to show loosely tying itself on to their hands. They didn't know what was going on but soon the light had disappeared and Dumbledore had taken the rope apart.
"You have been binded in marriage invested by the generations of wizards and witches. I now announce you as husband and wife or the new Mr. And Mrs. Potter." Dumbledore said smiling.
Everybody stood up applauded, whistling, stamping their feet. Harry and Cho sighed with relief and happiness to know it was finally over. Harry looked at Dumbledore with much gratitude in his eyes.
"Well go on then Harry kiss your new bride." Dumbledore said smiling.
With that Harry and Cho shared their first kiss as husband and wife. The cameras went off again and the reporters were eager to ask them both questions. Once out of the kiss Cho smiled and hugged Harry. It was a real big difference. A new little Potter was on the way for them and now they would have it as husband and wife. And their new proclaimed life would finally start at last.
Ok that's chapter 10 for yah. I won't be updating until I finish reading OOTP! LoL so I hope this can hold you guys down for a little while. Please Review! Now the really really juicy secrets and etc will be coming out in the future chapters, but what will come out in all of this? No one knows. Plus this isn't the last chapter Lily and James will be in…hmm…I wonder why? Stay tuned. :-)
Casey (Samantha Grint): Yaya there's going to be a baby, and dun feel sad gurl, this is just the beginning of this story. ;)
Courtney11989: Oh don't worry that's quite alright. I'm not mad whatsoever but I was just slightly amazed when you told me I was possibly copying somebody. But I assure you and everybody that this is seriously my own idea that my little mind has come up with. Might be crazy to think of but hey, it's readers like you that help me to think of them. :-)
Heather: Yeah I was aiming for that when I made the chapter 9 title. "Goo Goo Gah Gah AHHH" Cute ain't it? LoL. Ron and Hermione affair is just starting it's not ending just yet I don't really know how it's gonna end but anyways I probably wouldn't tell you about it. :-P lol.
writer007: Wow, are you serious? LoL wow that is really flattering. I've kept up with your story and oh my god I just love it so much. I'll promise to review every chapter of your story if you promise to review every chapter of mine! LoL! You are such an amazing writer and you will not believe how happy I was when I read it. Dude that review made my day. :-)
Alexa: School hasn't gotten to my head. I really don't get what you're trying to say but um don't worry I haven't gone mad. You have to remember that it's the 7th year and this was bound to happen in the future anyway. School really was the place where all my ideas came to me so I wanna thank that place. LoL
Lim-cho: Oh my god this must be my day. Dude I like fell in love with your story "Underneath it All" And to have you and writer007 review my story, oh my god I have never been so red in the face before! LoL and don't worry I won't kill Cho. Gee…I remember people saying this to my other story…People don't worry I'm not killing Cho, I dare not take Harry's lover away from him.
Acknowledgements: I wanna thank Heather for giving me some tips, I want to thank writer007 for making my day so much better with their review because it inspired me so much, I want to thank Lim-Cho because without your story "Underneath it All" I wouldn't have had the guts to put the beginning paragraph for chapter 9 up. Lastly I want to thank my friends Ashley and Ateer for being the best inspirational couple in the world. You guys give a quarter of my inspiration for the relationship you have. I hope you guys never break it off you're just too perfect for each other. Lylas to you all!
Ok enough of the thanks on to the story! Remember to Review this is the last chapter you get until I finish reading Order of Phoenix! LoL
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"Close your eyes love." Cho said as she covered Harry's eyes with her hands.
"Where are you taking me Miss. Chang?" Harry asked laughing.
"You'll see Mr. Potter. You'll see." Cho said laughing a little bit. "Ooh watch your step."
Cho was leading Harry up a flight of stairs. They were going up to the astronomy room. When Cho had finally removed her hands from his eyes Harry saw the empty Astronomy Room silent and still just as it always was. Harry raised an eyebrow.
"What are we doing here Cho? Won't we be in trouble?" Harry asked.
"Not at all." Cho said as she lit up a candle.
Cho looked up to the sky as if it were leading her and guiding her through what she was going to do or say. Cho was waiting to see a big white moon shine in through the top window of the room. After a couple of moments it finally came. She looked up holding the candle up covering the flame so it wouldn't go out just yet. She then started to recite a spell.
"Evola si reverof slous emoc ot ruoy snos sulp rethguad yadot sdraziw llac nopu ruo srewop ot evah tahw sah neeb tsol ot tcerusser edecorp ot su won"
White lights started to shimmer and the ground started to shake.
Cho's eyes were glimmering with excitement and anxiety. "I'm really hoping this works. This is my present to you. Repeat this line with me: Ruo evola si reverof" she said to Harry.
Harry who was still confused did what he was told.
"Ruo evola si reverof." Harry and Cho said.
Cho blew the candle out and the only remaining source of light were the moon beams. The ground started to shake again. A blast of blinding white light started to glimmer from the center. Harry could barely see it. His glasses were reflecting the light. Cho looked away and gust of wind started to blow in. The white lights were turning into swirls of yellow, circling round and round. For a second Cho didn't think her plan was going to work but soon her jaw dropped down in amazement as slowly figures started to form from the lights. Slowly the swirls continued to circle around and around to make up the rest of the figures and then finally everything had stopped. The ground had stopped shaking. The wind had stopped blowing. The light had stopped showing through so brightly. Everything was silent. Cho helped Harry up. Harry had a little dust on his glasses and couldn't see anything. He took them off and wiped them with his robes. Putting them back on he stopped and just stared at the two figures that stood before him.
"Surprise." Cho said softly, grinning as she looked over at the two.
Harry just stood where he was. It didn't seem real at what he was looking at. He kept on thinking any minute now he would wake up and it would all be but just another dream. Just another dream. But it wasn't, and couldn't have been. It felt so real to him. Harry's limbs were frozen up and he couldn't move. He didn't know how to react. He just kept on looking at Cho who was smiling.
"Go on. It's your time now to be happy. This is my magically hard way of saying I love you." Cho said.
One of the figures walked up to him and gave him the biggest hug imaginable. It was a female with red hair and shimmering green eyes just as his own. She cried softly as she hugged him. She put her hands through his messy jet-black hair, getting the feel of him through as though he was so special and unique. Harry held on to her for a while. He didn't want to let go. He couldn't let go, and he wished so hard that all of what was happening was not a dream.
"My son, my dear sweet son." Lily cried as she continued to hug him and kiss him on the cheek.
As she let go Harry looked over at the other figure. A male with glasses, jet-black hair, a man that looked like him but just with out the green eyes and the scar.
"Dad…" Harry said as his voice trailed off.
James Potter walked over to Harry. He hesitated for a moment and just took one good look at him as if he were a painting on display.
"You turned out just as I pictured you wouldn't. A strong, courageous man." James said.
Harry hugged his father and now he knew it wasn't a dream. The spell Cho had cast was to bring Lily and James back. He turned to Cho who was still standing there smiling broadly as she knew it was a special moment for Harry. The day he would finally recouncil with his parents. He walked over to her and hugged her so tightly for a moment Cho didn't think she could breathe. But she returned it with much gratitude and happiness. Harry kissed her on the lips and looked at her amazed.
"How did you do it? How…how did you manage to be able to do this?" Harry asked as he turned to face his parents.
"My love and devotion to you is one part. The second part was the help I got from the ministry and Dumbledore. They've been helping me out with this for months. And I'm glad to see it's finally worked. A witch by the name of Brenelda Gibbons came up with the spell. But it's never been tested…now I see it must work. " Cho replied smiling.
"How long are they able to stay for?" Harry said as he went over to Lily again.
Lily grasped onto his hand and smiled broadly. Harry hugged his mother again, remembering and sensing a strange smell of peppermint and lilac flowers. He remembered the same smell at the house back at Godric's Hollow.
"I was planning that they could stay here until after we get married. So then you can have a one on one with your father and I can meet my mother-in-law." Cho said.
"You've got a swell girl here Harry." James said as he looked at Cho and smiled.
"I can't think of anyone else who would be so perfect with you Harry. I love you so much." Lily said as she hugged him again.
"I love you too…mum." Harry replied smiling.
It was the greatest feeling to be able to say 'I love you too mum' for the very first time in his life. Lily couldn't stop smiling. She kissed Harry softly on the top of his head. It was a precious moment. The perfect slight mother-son moment that Harry had dreamed of ever since he could remember.
"So from up there, I hear that you're carrying the next Potter in the Potterline." James said winking.
Cho blushed slightly. "Yes Mr. Potter. I am. And Harry and I were told and have decided to marry sooner then expected. We plan to wed next week on the 21st of Feburary." Cho said.
"Married? My son already getting married? Oh this is wonderful!" Lily exclaimed smiling. "Cho I know the perfect dress for you. It's at the house though down in Godric's Hollow. You wouldn't mind going back there with me during the weekend would you?"
"Of course not Mrs. Potter. I'd be honored too." Cho replied smiling once again.
Harry walked over to Cho again kissing her on the cheek and holding her close.
"I love you so much. Now I can't find any words to express or proclaim it anymore." Harry said.
"We still have our vows. From there it'll be well known enough. I love you." Cho said grinning.
Suddenly there was a slight knock on the door. Dumbledore walked in through with Professor Mcgonagal, Madame Pomfrey, and Sirius.
"Dear lord…bless my stars it worked." Professor Mcgonagal said as she put her hand over her heart looking at Lily and James stunned.
"Lily and James…together again in the flesh and blood." Dumbledore said smiling as his sparkling eyes laid upon them both.
"Albus," Lily said as she walked over to him and shook his hand. "It is so nice to finally see you again. We've been watching over on what you've done for our son. I just want to thank you for everything."
"There will be more time to thank me later dear Lily. Right now if you would so kindly do so, Madame Pomfrey would like to run a couple of tests to make sure there are no abnormalities." Professor Dumbledore said.
"Like what?" Harry asked.
"An example would possibly be, that if you were just to poke the flesh of your mother or father right now you'd go right there it just searing through the flesh. Another would be they would be able to walk through walls." Professor Dumbledore said.
"That would be brilliantly fun. Lily come on let's give it a go." James said as he walked over near a wall.
"James! James no!" Lily exclaimed.
There was a loud boom sound from where James had been. Books were falling all over the place and they could all see he was groaning in pain on the floor but was slightly amused that he couldn't run through the wall.
"Aren't we still…not alive Lily?" He asked.
"In the forms we're in now, we're alive James." Lily said laughing slightly.
"But for how long?" Harry asked again just a little sad since they would have to go back after the wedding.
Lily frowned and walked over to him. She looked into his eyes and tried to sense some comfort in him.
"I don't want to leave just as much as you don't want me and your father to leave. Truly and honestly it really was not our time to leave this world. But we risked it for you Harry. We hoped you would have the life you do right now. I love you Harry. As your mother I always will and nothing will change that even if I am gone." Lily said.
"It's just amazing you're here. Everything just happened so fast…I don't want you to go." Harry said.
"I'll never leave." Lily said. "I'll always be here in your heart." She said as she pat him on his left side.
~****Preparation Weekend February 19th Saturday***~
Early in the morning Lily had woken Cho up in the girls dormitory. They were going to head over to Godric's Hollow to look at a dress that she had saved somewhere in the depths of the house. Cho rubbed her eyes as she freshened up and changed, putting her hair up in a messy bun.
"You look so tired Cho, are you alright?" Lily asked.
Cho yawned slightly. "I'll be fine. Just so much nausea last night. I didn't think pregnancy would be this hard so early." Cho replied.
Lily smiled. "It'll get better in time. When you have the baby you'll just think to yourself, this is my creation? This is what the love of my life and I made to come to this earth? You'd be thrilled." Lily said to comfort her.
"Sincerely, I am thrilled. To be able to marry a man as great as your son is all I need." Cho said smiling slightly.
Lily smiled and they walked over to the entrance to get into the carriage. Once in they sat in there in an awkward silent carriage ride over to Godric's Hollow. Cho just looked Lily who was amazing beautiful up close in person. Her ravishing red hair fell to the middle of her back, her bright green eyes seemed to glow with pride as she looked at everything in sight, Lily Potter was truly a very beautiful person inside and out. Once they had arrived to Godric's Hollow, Cho stepped out to great Dobby and Winky who had a bouquet of flowers for her, mostly filled with roses and lilies.
"Such an honor to see you again Miss. Chang." Winky said bowing down.
"It's nice to see you too Winky." Cho said smiling. "I'd like you to meet Harry's mother…" she began to say.
"HARRY POTTER'S MOTHER? LILY POTTER? THE ONE WHO WAS KILLED BY HE-WHO-MUST-NOT-BE-NAMED?" Dobby exclaimed.
"Yes Dobby. Mrs. Potter is…temporaily sustained in our world. Would you like to see her?" Cho asked.
"Oh Miss. Chang, Dobby would be honored to see the women who started the legend." Dobby said.
At that moment Lily had walked out to smell the fresh scent of peppermint and lily flowers all over again. She smiled as she noticed that her home was in tip-top shape and that it was absolutely gorgeous.
"Hello you two. I say you look so ravishing to be house elves." Lily said as she smiled and took her hand to shake with Dobby and Winky.
Dobby grabbed her hand in gratitude and kissed it. "Dobby is very honored to meet you Mrs. Lily Potter. Dobby has heard so much about you and how you risked your life for your son." He said in a squeaky voice.
"Winky is just as pleased to see you Mrs. Lily Potter. It is an honor." Winky said curtsying and sort of bowing once again.
Lily bent down to give them both a warm and loving smiled. Her emerald eyes gleamed and she gave them hugs.
"Thank you for taking so much care to this house. It looks just as it did when James and I first moved in." Lily said smiling.
"It was an honor and still is." Dobby said taking his tea cozy hat to his heart.
After being handed a rose from Dobby, Lily and Cho walked back into the house. Lily looked around smiling broadly touching all of the wood furnishings and looking at the portraits.
"It's great to be here again. This place holds so many memories." Lily said as she passed each portrait she walked over to a very nicely made room. It was new to Cho but supposedly it wasn't to Lily. It used to belong to her and James.
"I hope the dress survived in the construction. "
Cho walked into the room and waited patiently as Lily opened the closet and searched through to find the certain dress she was talking about. After a couple of minutes Lily pulled out a white dress in a sort of plastic wrap.
"Magical bind wrap…impressive." Lily said as she nodded approvingly.
"Is that the dress you want me to try on, Mrs. Potter?" Cho asked as she walked over to her.
"Oh, Cho dear, please call me Lily. I mean you are going to be apart of the family." Lily said smiling.
Cho smiled slightly. "Lily, is that the dress that I may be marrying your son in?" Cho asked.
"I'm hoping it will be if you like it. I remember this dress to be…my reception dress when I married James. Beautiful Day that was." Lily said as she handed the dress to Cho.
Cho took the dress and changed into it without taking a glance at the front. She got in front of a mirror trying to zip up the back. Lily laughed slightly and zipped the back for her. Cho's eyes grew big as she saw herself in an amazing white diamond satin/silk dress with rhinestones going down the sides. Lily got the veil out and put it on Cho's head. It was white cotton silk with rhinestones glimmering at the top and sides. Cho looked at herself amazed that the dress fit her.
"Well well, would you look at this? My daughter-in-law fitting in my reception dress." Lily said smiling. "You look like a dream Cho, you truly do."
"Thank you Mrs- I mean Lily." Cho said a little excited and flustered.
"First the wedding, then you graduation, have the baby, and then start your life with Harry. Everything is just so right." Lily said.
"By the 21st I'll be Mrs. Cho Potter." Cho said releasing some tension air.
"And I will be glad to see you as an addition to the family along with the new little one." Lily said as she pat Cho's stomach.
~****Preparation Weekend February 20th Sunday****~
Harry and Cho couldn't see each other on that terrible Sunday. It was only terrible since they couldn't see each other. They wanted to follow the 'See your lover in 24 hours before the bliss, you will be separated before the final kiss'
"I think you should take it very seriously. I mean come on you are Harry Potter. Anything could happen." Ron said as he chewed on a chocolate frog, sitting in the boys dormitory.
"Gee Ron, thanks for the encouragement." Harry said sarcastically.
"'O 'roblem" Ron said his mouth full with the chocolate.
James was sitting near the window ledge with Sirius laughing slightly.
"I remember in our Hogwarts years when you used to go crazy about Lily, James." Sirius said winking.
"Oh dear god, the days of when I was just a teenage boy." James said laughing.
"Always, Lily this and Lily that. And "oh lily is so beautiful I want to marry her somebody" "oh she is the goddess from the heavens of the wizards" Ooh Lily come to me now." Sirius said dramatically while mimicking James.
"Now you and I both know I never did say those things. I just extremely admired her. And that's all I said I admired her." James said crossing his arms and nodding his head as if the conversation was done.
"It's no wonder why you're so nervous Harry. It must run in the family to stutter over a girl." Ron said as he took another chocolate frog.
Harry threw the wrapper at his head, laughing. "And like you weren't nervous when you got married to Samantha?" Harry asked.
"I was perfectly fine. Samantha's smiling face was the thing that kept me going." Ron said seriously as he thought about it, secretly still feeling the guilt.
"Have you worked on your vows to Cho yet?" Sirius asked.
"Er…well I have some things down but I don't want to share it until the wedding." Harry replied.
"Remember to tell her what's in your heart son. Tell her what you really feel and look into her eyes with every word you say." James advised his son.
Harry smiled slightly. "Thanks dad, thanks for the advise." Harry said thanking his father.
That moment turned into one that Harry would never want to forget or give up in a million years. His father, James Potter, giving him last minute wedding advice before the big day. The day when he would make Cho his wife at last.
"Now on to this." Sirius said as he pulled out the black tuxedo robe for Harry. "Are you seriously going to wear this?"
"Well what else is he going to wear? A white t-shirt and jeans?" James asked.
"I'd rather see him go in his 'birthday suit' then in this." Sirius said jokingly.
"Harry for the love of mankind do not go to your wedding in your 'birthday suit'" Ron said absolutely terrified.
Harry laughed. "Don't worry I won't. And besides Sirius was just kidding. I hope…" Harry said unsure.
Sirius laughed. "Of course I was kidding. I think you'd look smashing in that. Now it's just the deal with your hair." Sirius said eyeing it.
"Well I can either slick it down or leave it the way it is." Harry said looking at Sirius, James, and Ron.
"I think you should slick it down. You looked really mysterious and rich then." Ron said.
"Slicked down would be preferable for a day like this you know…" Sirius said still pondering.
"I think that'd be fine. Don't let the messy jet-black hair gene in the family get in the way." James said.
"Ok…just one more thing…" Harry said.
"What is it?" They all said.
"Can I get a couple of minutes alone? I want to finish my vow to Cho." Harry said.
Sirius, James, and Ron had walked out, all giving him a pat in the back for good luck. Harry took out the piece of parchment that he had his vow in. He had so much that he wanted to say to her, but he was worried that it'd be too much or too sappy. What he didn't know was over in the girls dormitory, Cho was suffering with the same anxiety he had. Their wedding was the next day and they still hadn't gotten their vows ready to recite. Each had the desire to just see each other and comfort each other before the big day. They didn't really care about the superstition, they just wanted to console each other making sure what they were going to do was absolutely right. Both sighing they went back to creating their vows for the rest of the night, counting down the hours and minutes until the final walk would begin.
~****Wedding Day February 21st Monday****~
Cho woke up early that morning to hear a lot of rumbling downstairs in the common room. She rubbed her eyes and got up to see what the commotion was about. Yawning slightly, she opened the door and her eyes bulged wide as she saw so many of her relatives down in the common room. She saw Mrs. Chang throwing a wave at her who was then accompanied with Lily. They ran up and led Cho back into her room when they saw Harry was down there greeting the relatives.
"That was a close call, you almost saw your soon-to-be-husband." Mrs. Chang said breathlessly.
"I wouldn't have minded, I really miss him mum." Cho said sighing.
"No worries dear, your wedding is going to be in another five hours. We need to prepare you now so you'll look like a dream." Lily said brushing out Cho's hair.
"Cho stand up on this chair dear and just let me and Mrs. Potter do the work." Mrs. Chang said.
Cho stood up on the chair and watched Lily and her mother walking around to get her dress, hair care products, accessories, and shoes for her. Mrs. Chang zipped up the back of her dress as Lily was working on her hair when Samantha and Paige knocked on the door to enter in.
"Give us another half an hour and then you can see the new blushing bride." Mrs. Chang yelled out.
"Meet us down in the common room. Harry took all of the guests, along with Sirius and Mr. Potter to the great hall." Samantha yelled in.
Lily was curling Cho's hair to make it have a wavy look. Mrs. Chang got in front of her daughter and starting to apply her makeup. She held up two colours of lipstick, one was pink and one was red. Cho had decided to go with the pink shade to go well with the dress. She didn't want to go overboard on the makeup. The body glitter was being applied on her shoulders and arms. Lily was adding hair spray into Cho's hair to make her wavy hair stay how it was. She couldn't help but smile.
"I remember my own mother doing the same exact thing for me when I was marrying James." Lily said fluffing up Cho's hair. "Mrs. Chang, look at your daughter isn't she just a dream?"
"She truly is Lily. She truly is." Mrs. Chang said suddenly choking up tears of happiness. "I've always dreamt about this day for my daughter, the day she would marry a nice young man and be so happy and beautiful. Cho you are so beautiful."
"Mum, please you're going to make me cry." Cho said holding back her tears as she put her fingers near her eyes to keep them in.
Mrs. Chang put the veil on Cho's head putting the front of the veil in front of her face. Lily started to pull some ends of the dress and the veil. Soon Lily and Mrs. Chang stood back to get one glance at their work. Cho was putting on her high heeled glass shoes with a bow made of small diamonds at the end. Mrs. Chang added a diamond necklace around her neck as Lily put some more body glitter on her arms. Cho put on her diamond earrings and then before they knew it everything was done for her preparation.
"Ooh just remember put this in your mouth and let it melt for good breath." Mrs. Chang said laughing slightly as she put a breath mint in Cho's mouth.
Cho couldn't help but laugh. Lily and Mrs. Chang went on either side of Cho and walked her down to the common room. Samantha, Paige(or in this case Nagini), Danielle, Hermione, and four other girls were waiting downstairs holding bouquets of white lilies, pink and red roses, and lilacs. The dresses they were wearing was patterned striped light blue and silver. All of them had their hair up in nice buns with two strands of hair going on both sides. When they saw Cho they couldn't believe their eyes.
"Cho is that you in there?" Samantha said amazed.
Cho laughed. "Yes it is me Sam, like the dress?" Cho asked.
All of the girls marveled at how Cho just seemed to sparkle with each step she took. With all the diamonds and body glitter it really was no wonder why.
"Harry will never be able to take his eyes off of you Cho. You look fabulous!" Hermione exclaimed.
"I can't wait to have you become my god-sister-in-law. You're such a great person Cho. Welcome to the family." Danielle said quietly but grinning.
"Have you seen the great hall yet?" Cho asked.
"Oh my god the Great Hall is amazing. So many flowers, banners, satin rugs, everything is so elegant!" Samantha exclaimed.
"How many of my relatives attacked Harry?" Cho said laughing.
"Ooh…that little matter…um your Uncle Richard really needs to stop following him it's getting awkward." Hermione said softly.
"Mum, could you go get Uncle Rich to sit down?" Cho asked giggling slightly.
"Of course. I'll get your father to see if we can start. Good luck today honey." Mrs. Chang said as she hugged her and daughter.
"We'll follow her! Hermione, Paige come on!" Samantha said as she followed Mrs. Chang.
Danielle and Hermione followed quickly, but Nagini just stood there looking at Lily. Lily looked at her with a sense of uncertainty in the air. She knew something wasn't right about her. She just couldn't put her finger on what it was exactly. Nagini just casually smiled, bowed to Lily, told Cho good luck and walked off.
"Is everything alright?" Cho asked as she looked at Lily.
"Fine, just fine." Lily replied as she straightened out her navy blue dress for the wedding, she smiled.
Cho nodded and walked over near the common room portrait just waiting for her father to come in and get her. She looked at the clock, it was nearly 2:00 and the wedding would be starting near 2:15. Fifteen more minutes and Cho would walk down that aisle to change her life forever. James and Sirius had walked in. James went to go greet his wife. Sirius hugged Cho and wished her good luck. Mr. Chang later walked in a couple of moments later ready to take her over to the Great Hall.
"Everyone's been seated and given programs. The reporters and camera's are standing by to capture the whole ceremony." Mr. Chang said smiling at Cho.
"And I have to say, I have never seen Harry so nervous. Good luck to the both of you." Sirius said as he walked out to get his seat.
"We'll be watching close by. Good luck once again. We need to get our seats we'll see you at the end reception." Lily said as James whisked her off to the Great Hall.
Cho got a hold of her father's arm and the portrait door opened. Cho's eyes wandered at the streams of lace and streamers of blue, white, red, and gold going around the hall. Camera men were standing at the sides taking her pictures. She looked around and smiled. Soon her father had stopped and there was the line of bridesmaid, groomsmen, the ring bearer, the flower girl, and the maid of honor and best man. Cho looked at Ron and Samantha. Samantha was smiling widely but Ron seemed to be uneased. He looked back over somewhere, and Cho saw that he was looking Hermione. Cho wanted to take one quick glance in just to see Harry but everybody was blocking her way. She couldn't see him but she could see a nice white satin carpet that stretched down all the way to where, she guessed the podium was. Big white banners were shown on the sides commemorating the Gryffindor Lion and the Ravenclaw Raven, joining as one. The seats were satin white with light blue and white bows tied to each seat that was on the outside end. Cho took a couple of deep breathes as the music started.
A couple of more cameras were flashing inside the Great Hall she could tell and soon the flower girl who was Cho's little cousin, walked in throwing petals on to the sides and the floor. The ring bearer who was Danielle's friends brother walked in carefully trying not to drop the rings. Cho could hear clicking and flashing from cameras as she and her father moved a step closer to the door. Nagini was paired with Seamus Finnigan. She tried to not look so disgusted because she could sense that Seamus really did fancy Paige. They walked in along with Hermione who was paired with Neville, Danielle who was paired with Dean Thomas, and then the four other bridesmaids and groomsmen walked in leading Cho and her father closer to the door. Ron and Samantha's walk was up next. Samantha was still smiling broadly as she looked at everybody, smiling with such grace and charm. Ron just feebly smiled but seemed to stare into space somewhere. Only Harry from then could see that he was looking Hermione.
Harry stood nervously at the end just waiting to see Cho appear at the door. Harry's hair was still normal like it usually was. He looked nervous and absolutely charming and handsome in his tuxedo robes. Whenever Harry was nervous Ron noticed he would fidget a little with his glasses, and that's exactly what Harry had done. Ron nudged him.
"It'll be alright. She'll be by your side in a couple of moments." Ron whispered.
Dumbledore was standing with his hands together in front of him wearing brilliant silver colored robes that almost matched the color of his hair and magnificently long beard. His eyes were twinkling as he looked at each guest, from the relatives to the students of Hogwarts, to the reporters and such. Finally the wedding march on which the bride would come in started to play. Everybody stood up and looked over to the doorway. Cho took a couple of steps along with her father and appeared into everyone's sight. Cameras were going off again as she walked down the aisle. All of her Ravenclaw friends were applauded and marveling at her dress. Cho could feel her lips crippling to her a slight smile as she saw Harry. She almost trembled and her knees felt wobbly. Soon they got to the podium. Mr. Chang kissed Cho on the cheek and handed her hand to Harry. Harry took a deep breath in and out and pulled the front of her veil to the back, revealing her smiling face. Harry grinned back at her finally feeling the ease he needed. Harry and Cho joined hands and looked at each other. Cameras were going off again and Dumbledore looked at them both ready to perform the ceremony.
"Witches, Wizards, Collegues, Family, Friends, thank you for joining us today for the historical wedding ceremony of Mr. Harry James Potter and Miss. Cho Linh Chang. A wizard and witch deeply in love." Dumbledore said.
Cho blushed slightly, she never really liked her middle name. Harry just smiled while he held on to Cho's hands tightly.
"We would like to start today with their long awaited vows that I am sure they've been working on for a while. Harry you may go first if you may please." Dumbledore said.
There was a little silence as Harry looked down to the floor. Already some of the guests were rubbing their eyes with tissues because they couldn't sustain their tears. Cho looked at Harry, biting her lower lip while letting a smile come across her lips. Harry looked over to his parents and they both nodded at him. He looked into Cho's eyes, and it came to him on what he was going to say, what he felt in his heart.
"Cho…I stand before you today, proclaiming my love in front of thousands of wizards and witches. Ever since the day I saw you, I knew you were special because you were the only girl that stood out to me out of everybody in Hogwarts. You were the first girl to capture my heart." Harry began to say. "Each day I was helplessly getting trapped in falling in love with you. I couldn't help myself. Your beauty, grace, and personality drew me to you. The more I got to know you the more I wanted to be with you so much."
Harry paused for a moment and saw that Cho had a couple of tears of happiness forming. She nodded for him to go on as cameras continued to flash around in the Great hall.
"Today I stand before you to forever promise I will love you, cherish you, care for you, comfort you, take care of you, and hold you in my love for the rest of my life. I stand before you to proclaim to the world that I will love you and only you. Nothing will ever change my love for you and it never will. To this very day I'm thrilled to know that you will be the face I will be waking up to in the morning. You will be the one that I will console to. You will be the one I will be happy to show off as my love and my wife for the rest of my life." Harry said finishing off his vows.
The guests applauded loudly as Harry had finished. Cho felt the tears falling from her eyes, she was so happy. Everybody else especially Samantha and Danielle were crying histerically. Danielle couldn't believe Harry would come and say such beautiful things.
"Very nicely said vow Harry. Cho, you may begin when you're ready." Dumbledore said as the crowd silenced again.
Cho took a couple of breaths to try and not to stutter when she spoke. She looked into Harry's eyes finding comfort in them. She placed her right hand over her heart and let out a big breath. She looked up to him and began.
"Harry, from the first time we met at the Quidditch field for Ravenclaw VS Gryffindor I knew that there was something unique about you. Not just for the fact that you were who you are, but you were normal just like any other guy. But at the same time you were different then most. I regret the years that I wasted to not get to know you better, but I stay thrilled to know that we both fell in love." Cho began to say as she started to cry.
Harry took his hand and wiped her tears away, caressing her cheek to calm her down.
"I have never ever felt this much in love. With each passing day I spend with you, you know how to make me feel good inside all day. You knew how to make me smile, laugh, sometimes even cry. You took me into your life and showed me things that my eyes may have never seen if I never had gotten to know you." Cho said again. "I stand before you today, to proclaim my everlasting love to you. I give you my heart, my soul, my mind, and all of my love. You are the man I can see myself with for the rest of my life and a couple of years from this moment I will forever be grateful to know that I had married a wonderful man like you. I will be there for you when you will need me. I will care for you when you need to be cared for. I will love you when your heart is weak to stand the world. I will be with you for life."
Cho had finished her vows as more tears fell from her eyes. The crowd applauded again wiping away their own tears. Most of them were surprised that Harry and Cho were so passionate about each other. Dumbledore smiled and summoned the ring bearer to come up with the wedding rings.
"I ask you both to take the rings and place it on your loves hand saying this quote: I place this ring upon your finger to show the world and generations of wizards that I will forever love you and only you." Dumbledore said.
Harry and Cho both took the rings. Harry took Cho's right hand and slipped the ring on her finger.
"I place this ring, upon your finger, to show the world and generations of wizards that I will forever love you and only you." Harry said softly.
Cho then had taken Harry's right hand, sniffling and trying to keep back her tears, she slipped the ring on.
"I place this ring, upon your finger, to show the world and generations of wizards…" Cho began to say as more tears just came down. "That I will forever love you and only you."
With the rings now on their fingers they held on to each other hands tightly once more looking deep into each others eyes. Harry again wiped Cho's tears away and kissed her hand.
"There love is forever. Forever they will stay together. To finish off the ceremony the both of you must say: Ruo evol si reverof" Dumbledore said.
Harry and Cho looked at each other once more and then took a quick glance to the crowd. They were all extremely moved by the whole ceremony. Even the reporters and camera men were crying.
"Ruo evol si reverof." They both said.
A blue glimmering rope started to show loosely tying itself on to their hands. They didn't know what was going on but soon the light had disappeared and Dumbledore had taken the rope apart.
"You have been binded in marriage invested by the generations of wizards and witches. I now announce you as husband and wife or the new Mr. And Mrs. Potter." Dumbledore said smiling.
Everybody stood up applauded, whistling, stamping their feet. Harry and Cho sighed with relief and happiness to know it was finally over. Harry looked at Dumbledore with much gratitude in his eyes.
"Well go on then Harry kiss your new bride." Dumbledore said smiling.
With that Harry and Cho shared their first kiss as husband and wife. The cameras went off again and the reporters were eager to ask them both questions. Once out of the kiss Cho smiled and hugged Harry. It was a real big difference. A new little Potter was on the way for them and now they would have it as husband and wife. And their new proclaimed life would finally start at last.
Ok that's chapter 10 for yah. I won't be updating until I finish reading OOTP! LoL so I hope this can hold you guys down for a little while. Please Review! Now the really really juicy secrets and etc will be coming out in the future chapters, but what will come out in all of this? No one knows. Plus this isn't the last chapter Lily and James will be in…hmm…I wonder why? Stay tuned. :-)