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Chapter 8- Wedding bells at last
New Years day had arrived and the group of friends had resolved their differences. They were together again. By three in the morning all the party guests had gone (The last being a very tipsy Sirius and a mad Andi) Lily and James resigned to their bedroom, leaving the cleaning till the morning. "That went well." Lily chuckled as they laid down. "It could've bee worse I suppose." James grinned. "Well at least we don't have to hide anymore, we can announce our wedding to the world."
Whilst they fell asleep in their comfortable bed, dreaming sweet dreams, one person was still awake. One person was on their way to break the news of their engagement before they would even be able to set a date for the wedding. That person was Haley. She apperated to the known lair of her master. On arrival she found not just the dark lord himself waiting upon her, but his most inner circle. The group of death eaters sent on missions, which are most important and need to be done carefully. These being; Lucius Malfoy, all three Lestrange's, Crabbe, Goyle and Mcnair. These were some of the most despicable people she had ever met. Haley had never wanted to become a death eater.
She simply fell in with the wrong crowd. It had all started with her dating Rodolphus Lestrange. She had been so infatuated with him that her friends had more or less turned against her. So she hung around with the Slytherin's instead, they had taught her more of the dark arts. But really the only interest she had in it was morbid curiosity. Her boyfriend had persuaded her to get back at her friends by kissing Peter- that would split the group no doubt. She hadn't really wanted to but she did it anyway. Then one day after they left school, Rodolphus took her to a meeting and she had been branded a death eater, from that day on she would not escape. They needed someone to keep a watchful eye on James Potter, make sure he was getting weaker. Then when it was time the Dark lord would send some one to kill him. The dark lord had split the heirs up with the soul intention of making them weaker, recruiting the girl and killing the boy. But so far neither had been a success. Now she had to tell the dark lord that they were back together. He did not deal with failure well. "You have some news for me I believe." The dark lord spoke quietly, yet menacingly as she walked towards him. If anyone was outside the cave where they met, all they would have seen was a flash of green light, then heard the evil laughter from within.
"I think we need to recruit a new spy." The dark lord spoke. "The heirs can still be defeated, we just need to know their where abouts."
It was the 5th of January, and for Lily it meant her first day of her new job. On arriving home that evening James stood waiting for her eagerly. "How did it go?" He asked. She smiled at him.
"It was great!" She exclaimed. "I got in and they showed me to my office. I GET MY OWN OFFICE! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT!" She screamed. "Then they showed me around in all the wards I will be governing and they introduced me to all my staff. They were amazed that this was my first job in the medical industries. They said that normally they get these old witches hired to do the job and I was at least 20 years younger then anyone they ever remember." They were now sitting on the couch. "So you liked it then huni?" He grinned.
"Awwwwwww James, I love my life." Lily yawned as she laid down her head resting on his lap. "I love mine too." He said stroking her hair. "So do you feel like setting a date for our wedding?" He said suddenly after about 5 minutes of silence. "Ow that reminds me, we haven't even told Frank and Alice yet. We were so intent on breaking it to the others, we haven't even seen them like two weeks." Lily said.
"Well actually, I kind of told Frank at work today." James said nervously. "You don't mind do you?" "Course I don't why would I?" "It's just Frank knows so he'll probably tell Ali." DING DONG, Lily opened the door, only to find Alice jumping on her. "LILY WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME YOU WERE GETTING MARRIED! THIS IS GREAT!!"
"Hey Alice." Lily replied gently. She took her best mate in and they discussed how James proposed. Lily asked her to be maid of honour and she gladly accepted.
Now Alice had completed her healer course, she had gone on to do a short aurour course. She wanted to be a medic Aurour. This being someone who is on the scene at fights, helping people who get injured with quick charms. She would need to know the basics of aurour training as she may be attacked at some point during her career. Medic aurours were in high demand, the more on the field the better.
James just watched as Lily and Alice planned the wedding. Frank arrived later, once he had congratulated Lily he took to the couch with his mate.
"See thats what I had to go through with. As the groom all you will have to do is turn up and maybe open your money pouch a few times." James grinned at him.
"Fine by me! The less i have to do the better." He paused thoughtfully. "Listen mate, I have to have Sirius as best man as he's been my mate for dogs years. He's been through everything with me. But I would love it if you would obligue to be one of the grooms men?"
"Course I will." Frank said shaking his fellows hand. "It'd be my pleasure." They spent the next few hours playing wizards chess, occassionally giving their opinion on bridesmaids dresses, then complaining when the girls chose the opposite to their suggestions.
They had set the date for the 10th of August. A nice summer wedding.
And time flew by. Remus had told Claire of his condition. He was utterly suprised when she told him that was old news. Apparently she had worked that out from overhearing conversations of his James' and sirius' over the years. She told him that she had no problem with it, she infact was very good friends with a vampire. She agreed to still letting him work for her and she would understand his monthly absences. So he started his training. Claire was a very good teacher. She taught him all the wand movements and potions marvelously. For them life was peachy.
Andi was working hard as an unspeakable, she had really gone up the ranks well. She was being trusted with top security information. She was often going for visits to the minister of magic and arranging all sorts of things. She had always been very career minded. This is why she didn't really plan on having children, at least not for a long while.
Sirius had no objections to this, he was 21. Young and free. He had his whole life ahead of him to have children, that would never change. He was doing ok as a teacher in a small magical school for disobedient witches and wizards. This was rather ironic as sirius didn't actually want any of his own and in his own school days he wasn't exactly Mr Obedient! But this actually seemed to help him as he knew how the children he taughts minds worked. He taught them transfiguration and wasn't that bad. He seemed to have found a way to be strict with his students but they still liked him. Many teachers didn't have these skills.
Peter was taking the sudden disapearence of his girlfriend very well. He hadn't loved Haley but they had gotten on extremely well. But it was weird how he managed to get over her so quickly. Maybe he had been expecting something allong those lines to happen as so many people had recently been found dead or just mysteriously dissapeared the wizarding community was in absolute chaos. Peter was working with a reporter for a new magazine called the Quibbler. It reported all kinds of funny news. In it you could proberbly find out about creatures such as hanikons, ranscals and other such make believe characters. But you would never hear of the masses of deaths and the destruction of the wizarding world with the infamous and now unmetionnable Lord Voldemort on the loose. It was a very happy land to live in. Peter enjoyed it any way. He was even invited to the Lovegoods wedding. Mr Lovegood ran the magizine and he was marrying.
That same day when James had come to meet Lily after work she had told him how Krista Shaw the girl they had known in hufflepuff their year, had come in to her emergency section in her wedding dress. She was marrying george lovegood. All she had said before she had passed out was;
"But they looked so pretty." Lily looked down the the flowers she was holding. It seemed that they were very poisonous Ganderiums, the same flower you extract the liquid for making a truth potion with. No wonder Krista had fainted. They had spent the entire day trying to bring her round. Then they had to apperate to the Church and get the bridesmaids before any permanent damage could be done. Krista was well known for attempting to make her own charms in school and now she had a job involving this sort of thing. God help her poor husband. But mind he was just as crazy. Lily just hoped they wouldn't reproduce. The poor offspring would have no chance.
The year went swiftly, Lily and James were both tied up with their work. James had gotten promoted to one of the head aurours. He was now leading missions and had control of a whole group of men. Frank had gotten promoted to this position as well. It gave them both a higher status and better pay. But unfortunately also more paperwork and the dangers were increasing as well. They also had the wedding to plan. This booked up most of the couple's free time. Finally they were involved in the order of the Phoenix. Dumbledore had contacted them a few months after his first information. He had explained that he wanted them to carry on as normal until he thought they were ready to commit. Apparently it was time. An owl arrived at Godric's hollow addressed to them both. It said;
Shrieking shack
12.30pm Tonight. Wear your cloak Dumbledore
So at quarter past mid night Lily and James were walking close together under James' invisibility cloak through the grounds of Hogwarts towards the whomping willow. They prodded the knot and went under the giant tree whilst it was frozen. They crawled through the small passageway into the old ruined house that James remembered so well. Lily gasped; she had never seen the inside of the shrieking shack. She thought it would be messed up in side, it seemed she had no idea how much so it would be though. Dumbledore was standing in front of them and only Dumbledore.
"Good evening." He stated with a small smile. "Please state your names and business." He announced. Lily and James looked at each other. "Lily Evans and James Potter. We are here to." Lily started. "Wait!" James interrupted. "We shouldn't just blurt out why we're here, that might be an impostor!" He accused pointing at Dumbledore. Dumbledore chuckled.
"Well I see that having Alistor Moody as a boss, he will wear off on you a bit. James I assure you I am the real Albus Dumbledore but do feel free to ask me anything if you do not believe me." "What is your favourite sport?" Lily questioned. Dumbledore looked thoughtful, then replied; "Bowls." Triumphantly.
"Molibulus!" James announced freezing Dumbledore's arms to his side. "The correct answer would be 10 pin bowling!" He smiled. He knew from the off there was something fishy about this man. Just then The real Dumbledore walked down the stairs. He applauded gently. "Very well done Mr Potter, Miss Evans. You have passed the test. You are truly ready to join the order. You were cautious about revealing your information and you managed to spot an impostor." He said a spell and the fake Dumbledore was unbound and returned to normal state. Professor Mcgonnagal stood up. She shook both Lily and James hand and welcomed them.
"My it is good to see you back together again." She smiled admiring Lily's engagement ring.
"Now I would like to talk to you about the order. I will be wanting you both to take an oath of secrecy, saying what information you hear must not be repeated to unreliable sources. I also want to talk to you about recruiting more members. I understand that your group of friends have a wide variety of talents and the boys especially were good at keeping everybody on their toes back in their school years. I would like you to gather up only the friends you feel you can trust with your life. I have a mission I would like you both to organise." Lily and James both nodded. "Good, I will tell you more about the order and your mission on our next meeting." Dumbledore got them to take their oath and then dismissed them.
In June Lily volenteered herself to Remus to practice his cutting on. She came out with remarkably shorter hair. He had cut her hair which reached down her back to shouldre length with shorter layers. I looked lovely. The shorter layers framed her face perfectly. Lily was happy and Remus was ready to be set on the paying customers finally.
When Lily arrived home that day, she found all the lights turned out and the house unusually quiet.
Thats weird, she thought. James is normally home by now? She wondered through the house opening all the doors and peering in. As she came up closer to the living room she heard whispers. She was scared and drew her wand ready to find someone ready to jump out on her. She crept forwards opening the door slowly.
"SUPRISE!" A ton of female voices shouted. Andi and Alice were the head of the crowd. Lily was stunned.
"Hey guys. Whats this?" She asked.
"It's your bridal shower silly!" Alice said ruffling her hair. "Ow you changed your hair! It looks so nice!" She gushed.
"My turn to fuss!" Andi said pushing Alice to the side playfully. They had become friends quickly over the past few months. "Your hair is lovely where did you get it done?"
"Remus did it." She replied. "So what happens at a bridal shower?" She asked.
Alice grinned at her.
"So where were you when you arranged my shower?" She laughed. Andi suddenly clicked on something.
"Hey I always thought you would be the first to walk down the ailse!" She announced. "First Crystal, then me, Alice is married. You're the last!" She seemed pleased. "Talking of Crystal..." Crystal came from the back of the room.
"CRYS!" Lily shrieked running over and hugging her old school mate.
"Hey." She smiled. "Can't believe your finally marrying James. You should have seen him on the train journey home from Hogwarts, he was almost hysterical." Lily frowned guiltily. "But you're together now!" Crystal back tracked.
"How's little Megan?" Lily asked referring to Crystals new born baby.
"She's great, Matt and Holly are good too. Ow it's so good to see you again." She announced. "I'm so happy you asked me to be bridesmaid." They girls seperated and led Lily round to all the other girls who had come. There was Gemma, Kerry and Kim from St Mungos, they worked with Lily. There was A couple of girls Lily knew from Hogwarts and Claire arrived later after work too. They all sat around in a circle and in turn gave Lily a present. She got a variety of things. A new dress, some saucy under wear, Some fluffy love dice with different dares to do on each side as well as some whipped cream? Finally she came to her bridesmaids. Andi had gotten her something blue- A blue garter. Alice had gotten her something to borrow- a pretty pair of sparkling diamond earrings. Crystal had gotten her something old- She had given her a hair grip she had kept since the days of Hogwarts. It was a pretty emerald one with flowers all down it. Finally it came down to Claire.
"Now I'm supposed to be giving you something new, but I was conned out of it. So heres my present to you." Claire handed her a picture taken of Lily James and Sirius at their fifth year dance. "Don't ask me how I managed to get my hands on that. Now here is your something new." She handed Lily a small box concealing a beautiful necklace, on the pendant hung a locket. It was in the shape of a lily and in the middle it held a picture of Lily and James looking into each others eyes hugging. on the other side it was empty. "That was from James." She smiled at Lily who was looking at it lovingly. Her brother really knew Lily and what would mean allot to her.
The run up to the wedding was a hectic one. On this present occasion they were choosing bridesmaids and groomsmen robes. Lily had chosen a light Lilac colour for the robes of the bridesmaids. The groomsmen would be wearing tradditional black robes with a charmed lilac rose in the button hole. Lily chose James a set of black velvet robes with a high collar The buttons were gold and on his chest he had J.P. embroidered onto it in lilac, keeping with the theme. After they had all the clothes sorted (Save Lily's dress, the girls were going out seperately for that) they chose the flowers for decoration. They went with white Lilies and lilac roses. Finally they stopped by a cake store and chose a 14 teired cake. It would've been a simple 3 teird one but they had to cater for Sirius as well as everone else. The boys split up and went to get something to eat, whilst the girls went wedding dress shopping.
James, Sirius, Frank and Jonathan Black all headed to the leaky cauldron. Remus had to go, he had a transformation. Peter also had to go because he had to get home before he had to go to work.
"Well, I still don't think it was fair of Lily to kick me out of madame malkins!" Sirius exclaimed.
"Sirius, you were being a little annoying." James defended his other.
"Well..."
"Sirius I was about to give you a good hiding. I mean you didn't have to reject EVERY robe Lily gave you to try on." His father told him sternly.
"What they didn't suit me!" He argued.
"Sirius, you were just plain annoying, I mean" Frank put on a high pitched girly voice. "But Lily don't make me wear this, my butt lookes big in it! Lily, this is too girly. Lily not even JAMES would wear this!" Frank laughed.
"Yeah mate remember girls get all up tight about these things and remember whose wedding it is!" James agreed. Sirius just looked at them helplessley. Whilst they each enjoyed their tankards of mead, the girls squealed at the perfect dress for Lily and Remus began a very painful transformation, Peter was put in an extremely different situation.
As he apparated into his living room, he straightened himself up to find himself staring at a ring of men in black cloaks. One stepped forewards.
"Pettigrew." He spat in a silky voice, one which seemed very familliar. "We are enlisting the need of your information." He carried on.
"I would never give you information!" Peter yelled back at them.
"Ow really?" The deatheater smirked. "Crucio" he said pointing his wand at peter. Peter fell to the floor shrieking. As the death eater raised his wand, Peter stopped squealing. "You know you've already given more information then you know. Yes your girlfriend was very useful. Wasn't he boys?" He turned looking at yhis fellows who all snickered.
"What did you do to Haley?" Peter said in a deadly whisper.
"Ow nothing that matters now. She was very willing. One of our own."
"She was not one of you!"
"Ow but she was. She was only going out with you because we told her too. Ow you didn't think she actually liked you? Ow thats so sweet. It breaks my heart. You know, your friends wouldn't be very happy that you were dating one of us? A death eater. They would probably turn on you if they knew." The death eater stated.
"They would never." Peter whispered but he didn't seem so confident.
"No? well, you turn down our offer and they may just find out. If they don't kill you then I assure you we will. Or on the other hand, you help us and we will assure your safety. We will make sure you will be ammune to our attacks. It's a sweet offer, no? Think about it." The deatheater said fingering his wand. "Remember the pain we can put you through. We will return in a week for your answer. The dark lord is not one to be messing with so i suggest you obligue." And with a swish of cloaks and a small pop they were gone.
A week later the death eaters returned, but this time there master was with them. He looked down at Peter. They had known that he was too weak to refuse the dark lord. They knew he would tell them what they needed if he thought his measly, worthless life was endangered. Of course he consented, they had only had to curse Peter once more before they got their way. He consented in telling the dark lord absolutely everything he needed to know.
If the dark lord got his way, There would be no such thing as Mr and Mrs Potter.
They wouldn't make it down the aisle.
It was just one week before the I do's would take place. Everything was about prepared. Lily and James were all packed and moving out of Godrics hollow for the rest of the week. They wouldn't be back until after their honey moon. James would be staying at Sirius' and Lily at Alice's. They were taking an extended pre wedding period so it would be more special to them- they would be more anxious to see each other one their wedding. Lily hugged James.
"I'm going to miss you this week. I can't wait till saturday." She muttered.
"Me too." He smiled. "Lily..." James' face grew more serious. "You have no regrets right?" He asked, "Cause we don't hev to go through with it if you don't want to." Lily looked up with fear in her eyes.
"No I don't regret anything, You don't either right?" She asked.
"No I don't." They both sighed with relief.
"Don't scare me like that!" She said slapping him playfully. "You scared the living daylights out of me!" he smiled and hugged her closer.
"LILY! COME ON, GET YOUR HANDS OFF OF JAMES AND GET YOUR REAR END DOWN HERE. YOU'LL SEE HIM SATURDAY!" Alice yelled from down the stairs. Lily smiled.
"That girls knows me too well! Owl me ok." She added the last bit in a whisper. They wernt supposed to be communicating at all. James grinned cheekily at her then bent down and gave her a good bye kiss.
"See you at the alter." he said ruffling her hair, and she left his sight.
"Ow wait!" She said running back to him. "Don't let Sirius get you tooo drunk, I know what he's like." She said truely worried.
"I can handle Sirius." He replied smugly.
And those words rung in his mind the night of his stag doo. He was currently LETTING Sirius blind fold him and take him somewhere which he was not going to be able to consent to before he got there.
Lily was going to kill him!
James willingly climbed onto the back of Sirius' motorbike, still blindfolded. The other would be meeting them where ever they were going. James didn't know what to expect all he did know was that he was in for a hell of a night. And right he was. When they got their Sirius helped James off the bike. He was still unable to remove his blindfold. It seemed that Sirius had cast a binding spell on it. He looked around not seeing a thing.
"James." He heard Franks voice from behind him. "Remember what you did to me on my stag night?" He asked. James remembered handcuffing Frank to the lamppost. He gulped and nodded blindly. "Remember what I told you?" James thought back to his mate screaming at him. 'JAMES POTTER I WILL GET YOPU BACK FOR THIS! JUST YOU WAIT!!!!!' James couldn't see but he knew his mate was grinning evilly at him.
"Sirius!" He said gruffly. "Sirius help!" He heard his mates' dog like bark of a laugh. "Sirius! I'll set Lily on you." The laughing paused thoughtfully.
"Nah this is too good! Sorry no can help mate!" Sirius replied humor in his voice.
"Moony? Wormtail?" He said more frantically.
"Sorry, got to do as the best man tells us." James felt himself being under the control of a spell. He was forced to sit on the ground against something tall and thin. He feared it was a lamppost. His arms were moved behind his back and bound him in place. He then felt the spell lift from him and he was able to move himself. He swiftly tried to climb to his feet, but fell back down onto the cold floor because his arms were trapped around the thing he was leaning against. The boys around him all roared with laughter. Then Sirius was heard again.
"Hey Frank send her over." He said. James feared his mates' mind. Who was the 'SHE' he was sending over? He felt someone lean over him and place something on him then he heard Frank.
"Go on Jess over there." He said. James then felt something climb on him and start licking him.
"SIRIUS BLACK GET THIS DOG OFF OF ME!" James roared. The boys fell into fits of hysterics again. But no one called the dog off him. James felt he heard a faint pop in the distance behind the laughter. He sat back helplessly whilst his face was slobbered on. Sirius had a sick mind. Suddenly, Jess the dog yelped and ran off.
"Oh Sh!t!" James heard his best mate say. So did all the others. The laughter had stopped. James could sense tension. Suddenly Frank shouted;
"IT'S HIM, QUICK SOMEONE UNTIE JAMES!" But it was too late. Death eaters encircled the group.
"SIRIUS, BIKE, OOTP NOW!" James shouted at his best mate. They had been training with Dumbledore for emergency situations. Sirius jumped on his bike and hit the invisibility button before any of the death eaters had a chance to react. They heard a roar and Sirius was gone. The dark lord laughed.
"No problem," He said silkily, "I'll kill him later. I have the two I want. Toss her with him. I can kill them together." James felt something big, and warm fall on his lap. He couldn't see but he heard the familiar sob.
"Lily?" He whispered.
"He's going to kill us James." She whispered back frantically.
"My wand, pocket!" He said so only she could hear him. She cottoned on.
"So finally I have the heirs." The dark lord spoke. "Do you have any last words?" He asked.
"You think you're so clever. So big! You will never succeed!" Lily spat at him.
"Shut up you stupid Mudblood! CRUCIO!" Lily's screams pierced James' ears.
"LILY!" He shouted as the surrounding deatheaters laughed. Frank, Peter and Remus struggled from the wands of the deatheaters, which pointed at them holding them in place. Voldemort released Lily from his torture. "Mudbloods should learn when to hold their tongues, or their tongues will be chopped off. "He laughed cruelly. "Not that it will matter for you in a few seconds anyhow." He held his wand up towards her again. She flung her arms around James' waist fumbling through his pockets. She found what she had been searching for. The embrace which had looked like a frantic partner's final goodbye to their true love turned into a frantic girl aiming a defensive curse at her enemy in aids of saving her lover, her friends and herself from certain death.
"Impedimenta" She had shouted aiming the wand behind her, hitting the dark lord squarely in the head. She turned around flinging hexes and curses in every direction. Releasing her friends from their death eaters. They each in turn started aiming their own spells. Lily released James from his binding. The dark lord wasn't held back for long.
"GET THEM BACK!" He yelled furiously at his followers. In a flash of red Dumbledore appeared along with Mcgonagal, Moody and Sirius. Voldemort knew when his time was up.
"WE'LL MEET AGAIN!" He yelled. "AND NEXT TIME YOU WON'T BE SO LUCKY!" With that he dissaperated, his followers copying. Lily turned to Frank and Sirius.
"GO FIND ALICE AND ANDI! I think Claire and Crystal managed to escape, but the other two were hit quite badly before they managed to get to me!" And with that Frank and Sirius disappeared and Lily collapsed into James.
Lily awoke that evening in a hospital bed. James was on the seat next to her holding her hand, he had fallen asleep. She peered over to the beds either side of her. Andi and Crystal lay in one each.
"Ow good you're awake." Holly, one of the nurses Lily worked with said. "You should still be able to make your wedding tomorrow. Don't you worry." She tried to reassure Lily.
"Hol, Alice and Andi are OK right?" She asked.
"Just a few minor cuts and bruises. You'll al be fighting fit for Saturday."
"Saturday. Ow Merlin." Lily said getting up and leaving.
"LILY! You can't go yet you know as well as I do Patients can't leave until a healer says so!" Holly shouted after her.
"I've checked myself, I'm fine!" Lily yelled back fleeing the hospital. She fled to the only place she felt safe (Other than James' arms)
Holly shook James awake.
"Wha. WHERES LILY?" He shouted noticing the bed next to him was empty.
"She ran out." Holly said desperately. Sirius awoke from Andi's bedside.
"I'm going to kill her!" He growled.
"Sirius shut up she needs reassuring not that!" James growled back, running out of the room. He was reminded strongly of the last time Lily had ran from his grasp, but this time he knew where she would be and how to get her back.
When he got out of the hospital, he apperated to Lily's parents graveyard. There she was sobbing at the base of her parents grave.
"Lily," He said softly coming up behind her. "Lily don't do this again." Lily looked up at him, tears flooding from her eyes.
"James I don't want to. Bu. but today, all the death eaters an and him. They all. they were going to kill us. I can't do this. I can't risk our lives!" She sobbed. "I can't, they wouldn't want me to. to do this." She gazed at her parents graves. "I.. did that to.. To."
"Shhhh." James hushed her placing one hand protectively round her waist and the other up against face. "Lily, the night your parents died, I asked them for their permission for you hand in marriage. They seemed pleased about it then. They wanted you to be happy. They still want you to be happy. They wouldn't want you to run away from your life. They would want you to stand up to Voldemort and live how you want to live. He's after me anyway, so it wouldn't be your fault if I died. Lily, please please don't leave again." He moved his hands so he was hugging her closely, making her feel warm and safe. "I promise you as long as I live Lord Voldemort will not hurt you."
"I'm scared James, I'm really scared. What If he turns up at our wedding?" James couldn't help but smile, she had said there wedding. Meaning she would turn up.
"I'll make sure he doesn't, that will be on day he can't ruin." Lily hugged James closer.
"I love you James." She cried. "Anyway, we're not supposed to see each other, we're getting married tomorrow." She grinned weakly.
"No no, you're going back to the hospital. We need to make sure you're well enough to become Mrs. James Potter!" He said, she laughed and he shunted her back to the hospital.
Saturday's were always good. They were a day one normally got off work, a day for fun, a day for pampering oneself. This Saturday was a day which in James' mind would stand out forever more. Today he was getting married.
The beautiful church stood strong and still, the sun was out shinning over the beautiful graveyard which stood around it. So many graves holding so many past lives. Lily's parents layed at rest here so in away they got to share this magical day. The clock struck tweleve noon just as James arrived. Already the stands were filling. He made his way to the front of the church where a vicar stood in front of a gorgeously decorated alter. The lilac and white flowers were all around the church and chatter filled the air.
James paced nervously back and forth, only Sirius was there to help.
"Prongs, mate, it's going to be alright. You're doing the right thing. I know it." He comforted stopping James and putting a warm hand on his shoulder.
"I know." James smiled. Then as an after thought he added; "She will show right?" But just as he asked this the heard the sound of hooves galloping outside. Lily had arrived. James' smile broadened as he saw a beautiful angel with dark red hair being helped out of the white horse drawn carridge. Just then misic filled the air. Everyone's chatter died down. As the wedding march played, Peter walked towards him and Sirius with Andi on his arm, they were followed by Crystal and Remus then Alice and Frank. James saw all his fellows, friends and the little family who had decided to show stand up. Then he saw her properly for the first time. She took his breath away.
Lily smiled at him, her arm linked with that of Jonathan Black- the closest person eith James or Lily had as a parent. He also smiled at James. But it was lost as James was transfixed on his bride. She had a beautiful white dress on. The bodice was beaded white white glimmering beads, it was strapless and very form fitting. The skirt attatched to the bodice was flowing delicately to the floor, the train spread out behind her. Claire had done her make up to give a natural glowing look and her hair had been curled with a tiara and attatched veil. James thought she looked like a princess and any doubt or confusion that had ever dared pop into his mind was gone. All anyone in the pews could see was Lily and James staring into each others eyeslost in their own world. The way it should be.
When Lily reached the end of the aisle, it had seemed an eturnity to James, Mr Black left her side and took his seat in the front pew. They had opted or a muggle ceremony as Lily had invited a few muggles. The vicar said their vows but neither Lily nor James were really listening intently. They just gazed at each other lost in their love.
"Everyday you live, learn how to receive love with as much understanding as you give it.
Find things within yourself, then you can share them with each other.
Do not fear this love. Have an open heart and a sincere mind. Be sincerely interested in each other's happiness. Be constant and consistent in your love.
From this comes security and strength.
All that we love deeply becomes a part of us on this day of your marriage.
Try to commit yourselves fully and freely to each other." James gave Lily security and strength, she needed him, but then in her absence it showed that he also needed her. They were one, now they had each other neither could live without the other.
"Love is the reason why this day was chosen by you both to begin your lives together and love is the reason why you both will give with all hearts for the good of each other.
Love is the reason that together you will become one;
one in hope; one in believing in life;
one in sharing the coming years." The vicar continued. James couldn't wait for the years to come.
"Before we say the vows, may anyone with a reason as to why I cannot join these two in holy matramony please step foreward." Everyone looked around the church.
"I object!" Sirius said seriously. Every eye looked at him in confusion. "Sorry," He grinned sheepishly, "I've always wanted to say that!" James slapped him gently upside the head. Andi just glared at him- she would kill him later. The vicar looked fazed but carried on.
"I shall now ask you to make your marriage vows." The vicar continued.
"James Potter will you take Lily Evans to be your lawful wife, will you love her, honor and keep her in sickness and in health and forsaking all others keep only unto her so long as you both shall live?"
"I will." James answered facing his love.
"Lily Evans will you take James Potter to be your lawful husband, will you love him, honor and keep him in sickness and in health and forsaking all others keep only unto him so long as you both shall live."
" I will." She smiled deeply into James' eyes.
"Good. Now the rings." The revrand said. James looked at Sirius searching his pockets as Alice handed Lily James'.
"Sirius!" James grolwed below his breath so only Sirius couls hear him. "Where is the ring?"
"Wait." Sirius said but his voiced betrayed his attempted calmness. He saerched all his pockets- it was suprissing how many he had. Then Suddenly he gasped. "Ow I know!" He stated as he removed his shoe and took out the ring. James looked at him disgustedly. "For safe keeping!" Sirius smiled as though it had been obvious. The vicar coughed.
" Lily; with this ring I thee wed. Take it and wear it as a symbol of all we shall share." James said sliding the ring along Lily's delicate finger.
"James; with this ring I thee wed. Take it and wear it as a symbol of all we shall share." Lily repeated sliding the other ring onto his manly finger.
"As you have consented together to be bound to one another in lawful marriage. You have made special promises to each other which have been symbolized by the joining of hands, taking of vows and by the giving and receiving of rings. By the authority vested in me, I now pronounce you to be husband and wife. Now that the ceremony is over and the experience of living day by day is about to begin, go and meet it gladly. You may now kiss the bride."
James and Lily's bodies joined for the first time and they shared their first kiss as a married couple.
"I would like to introduce to you all Mr and Mrs James Potter." Everyone in the stands stood once more clapping. Lily and James led the way out of the church into the bright August sunshine as the church bells rung announcing their marridge to the world. Outside they met the photographer who stood them in different postions taking photos of first the bride and groom, then with the maid of honour then with the best man. Sirius made a joke and they all laughed. Then both the maid of honour and the best man, then all the wedding party and soo on.Finally, confetti was thrown over Lily and James as they got into the Beautiful white horse drawn carridge, which would take them to the reception hall. Lily cuddled into her husband, WOW her husband it felt good to think that she was married. This truely was the best day of her life.
Chapter 8- Wedding bells at last
New Years day had arrived and the group of friends had resolved their differences. They were together again. By three in the morning all the party guests had gone (The last being a very tipsy Sirius and a mad Andi) Lily and James resigned to their bedroom, leaving the cleaning till the morning. "That went well." Lily chuckled as they laid down. "It could've bee worse I suppose." James grinned. "Well at least we don't have to hide anymore, we can announce our wedding to the world."
Whilst they fell asleep in their comfortable bed, dreaming sweet dreams, one person was still awake. One person was on their way to break the news of their engagement before they would even be able to set a date for the wedding. That person was Haley. She apperated to the known lair of her master. On arrival she found not just the dark lord himself waiting upon her, but his most inner circle. The group of death eaters sent on missions, which are most important and need to be done carefully. These being; Lucius Malfoy, all three Lestrange's, Crabbe, Goyle and Mcnair. These were some of the most despicable people she had ever met. Haley had never wanted to become a death eater.
She simply fell in with the wrong crowd. It had all started with her dating Rodolphus Lestrange. She had been so infatuated with him that her friends had more or less turned against her. So she hung around with the Slytherin's instead, they had taught her more of the dark arts. But really the only interest she had in it was morbid curiosity. Her boyfriend had persuaded her to get back at her friends by kissing Peter- that would split the group no doubt. She hadn't really wanted to but she did it anyway. Then one day after they left school, Rodolphus took her to a meeting and she had been branded a death eater, from that day on she would not escape. They needed someone to keep a watchful eye on James Potter, make sure he was getting weaker. Then when it was time the Dark lord would send some one to kill him. The dark lord had split the heirs up with the soul intention of making them weaker, recruiting the girl and killing the boy. But so far neither had been a success. Now she had to tell the dark lord that they were back together. He did not deal with failure well. "You have some news for me I believe." The dark lord spoke quietly, yet menacingly as she walked towards him. If anyone was outside the cave where they met, all they would have seen was a flash of green light, then heard the evil laughter from within.
"I think we need to recruit a new spy." The dark lord spoke. "The heirs can still be defeated, we just need to know their where abouts."
It was the 5th of January, and for Lily it meant her first day of her new job. On arriving home that evening James stood waiting for her eagerly. "How did it go?" He asked. She smiled at him.
"It was great!" She exclaimed. "I got in and they showed me to my office. I GET MY OWN OFFICE! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT!" She screamed. "Then they showed me around in all the wards I will be governing and they introduced me to all my staff. They were amazed that this was my first job in the medical industries. They said that normally they get these old witches hired to do the job and I was at least 20 years younger then anyone they ever remember." They were now sitting on the couch. "So you liked it then huni?" He grinned.
"Awwwwwww James, I love my life." Lily yawned as she laid down her head resting on his lap. "I love mine too." He said stroking her hair. "So do you feel like setting a date for our wedding?" He said suddenly after about 5 minutes of silence. "Ow that reminds me, we haven't even told Frank and Alice yet. We were so intent on breaking it to the others, we haven't even seen them like two weeks." Lily said.
"Well actually, I kind of told Frank at work today." James said nervously. "You don't mind do you?" "Course I don't why would I?" "It's just Frank knows so he'll probably tell Ali." DING DONG, Lily opened the door, only to find Alice jumping on her. "LILY WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME YOU WERE GETTING MARRIED! THIS IS GREAT!!"
"Hey Alice." Lily replied gently. She took her best mate in and they discussed how James proposed. Lily asked her to be maid of honour and she gladly accepted.
Now Alice had completed her healer course, she had gone on to do a short aurour course. She wanted to be a medic Aurour. This being someone who is on the scene at fights, helping people who get injured with quick charms. She would need to know the basics of aurour training as she may be attacked at some point during her career. Medic aurours were in high demand, the more on the field the better.
James just watched as Lily and Alice planned the wedding. Frank arrived later, once he had congratulated Lily he took to the couch with his mate.
"See thats what I had to go through with. As the groom all you will have to do is turn up and maybe open your money pouch a few times." James grinned at him.
"Fine by me! The less i have to do the better." He paused thoughtfully. "Listen mate, I have to have Sirius as best man as he's been my mate for dogs years. He's been through everything with me. But I would love it if you would obligue to be one of the grooms men?"
"Course I will." Frank said shaking his fellows hand. "It'd be my pleasure." They spent the next few hours playing wizards chess, occassionally giving their opinion on bridesmaids dresses, then complaining when the girls chose the opposite to their suggestions.
They had set the date for the 10th of August. A nice summer wedding.
And time flew by. Remus had told Claire of his condition. He was utterly suprised when she told him that was old news. Apparently she had worked that out from overhearing conversations of his James' and sirius' over the years. She told him that she had no problem with it, she infact was very good friends with a vampire. She agreed to still letting him work for her and she would understand his monthly absences. So he started his training. Claire was a very good teacher. She taught him all the wand movements and potions marvelously. For them life was peachy.
Andi was working hard as an unspeakable, she had really gone up the ranks well. She was being trusted with top security information. She was often going for visits to the minister of magic and arranging all sorts of things. She had always been very career minded. This is why she didn't really plan on having children, at least not for a long while.
Sirius had no objections to this, he was 21. Young and free. He had his whole life ahead of him to have children, that would never change. He was doing ok as a teacher in a small magical school for disobedient witches and wizards. This was rather ironic as sirius didn't actually want any of his own and in his own school days he wasn't exactly Mr Obedient! But this actually seemed to help him as he knew how the children he taughts minds worked. He taught them transfiguration and wasn't that bad. He seemed to have found a way to be strict with his students but they still liked him. Many teachers didn't have these skills.
Peter was taking the sudden disapearence of his girlfriend very well. He hadn't loved Haley but they had gotten on extremely well. But it was weird how he managed to get over her so quickly. Maybe he had been expecting something allong those lines to happen as so many people had recently been found dead or just mysteriously dissapeared the wizarding community was in absolute chaos. Peter was working with a reporter for a new magazine called the Quibbler. It reported all kinds of funny news. In it you could proberbly find out about creatures such as hanikons, ranscals and other such make believe characters. But you would never hear of the masses of deaths and the destruction of the wizarding world with the infamous and now unmetionnable Lord Voldemort on the loose. It was a very happy land to live in. Peter enjoyed it any way. He was even invited to the Lovegoods wedding. Mr Lovegood ran the magizine and he was marrying.
That same day when James had come to meet Lily after work she had told him how Krista Shaw the girl they had known in hufflepuff their year, had come in to her emergency section in her wedding dress. She was marrying george lovegood. All she had said before she had passed out was;
"But they looked so pretty." Lily looked down the the flowers she was holding. It seemed that they were very poisonous Ganderiums, the same flower you extract the liquid for making a truth potion with. No wonder Krista had fainted. They had spent the entire day trying to bring her round. Then they had to apperate to the Church and get the bridesmaids before any permanent damage could be done. Krista was well known for attempting to make her own charms in school and now she had a job involving this sort of thing. God help her poor husband. But mind he was just as crazy. Lily just hoped they wouldn't reproduce. The poor offspring would have no chance.
The year went swiftly, Lily and James were both tied up with their work. James had gotten promoted to one of the head aurours. He was now leading missions and had control of a whole group of men. Frank had gotten promoted to this position as well. It gave them both a higher status and better pay. But unfortunately also more paperwork and the dangers were increasing as well. They also had the wedding to plan. This booked up most of the couple's free time. Finally they were involved in the order of the Phoenix. Dumbledore had contacted them a few months after his first information. He had explained that he wanted them to carry on as normal until he thought they were ready to commit. Apparently it was time. An owl arrived at Godric's hollow addressed to them both. It said;
Shrieking shack
12.30pm Tonight. Wear your cloak Dumbledore
So at quarter past mid night Lily and James were walking close together under James' invisibility cloak through the grounds of Hogwarts towards the whomping willow. They prodded the knot and went under the giant tree whilst it was frozen. They crawled through the small passageway into the old ruined house that James remembered so well. Lily gasped; she had never seen the inside of the shrieking shack. She thought it would be messed up in side, it seemed she had no idea how much so it would be though. Dumbledore was standing in front of them and only Dumbledore.
"Good evening." He stated with a small smile. "Please state your names and business." He announced. Lily and James looked at each other. "Lily Evans and James Potter. We are here to." Lily started. "Wait!" James interrupted. "We shouldn't just blurt out why we're here, that might be an impostor!" He accused pointing at Dumbledore. Dumbledore chuckled.
"Well I see that having Alistor Moody as a boss, he will wear off on you a bit. James I assure you I am the real Albus Dumbledore but do feel free to ask me anything if you do not believe me." "What is your favourite sport?" Lily questioned. Dumbledore looked thoughtful, then replied; "Bowls." Triumphantly.
"Molibulus!" James announced freezing Dumbledore's arms to his side. "The correct answer would be 10 pin bowling!" He smiled. He knew from the off there was something fishy about this man. Just then The real Dumbledore walked down the stairs. He applauded gently. "Very well done Mr Potter, Miss Evans. You have passed the test. You are truly ready to join the order. You were cautious about revealing your information and you managed to spot an impostor." He said a spell and the fake Dumbledore was unbound and returned to normal state. Professor Mcgonnagal stood up. She shook both Lily and James hand and welcomed them.
"My it is good to see you back together again." She smiled admiring Lily's engagement ring.
"Now I would like to talk to you about the order. I will be wanting you both to take an oath of secrecy, saying what information you hear must not be repeated to unreliable sources. I also want to talk to you about recruiting more members. I understand that your group of friends have a wide variety of talents and the boys especially were good at keeping everybody on their toes back in their school years. I would like you to gather up only the friends you feel you can trust with your life. I have a mission I would like you both to organise." Lily and James both nodded. "Good, I will tell you more about the order and your mission on our next meeting." Dumbledore got them to take their oath and then dismissed them.
In June Lily volenteered herself to Remus to practice his cutting on. She came out with remarkably shorter hair. He had cut her hair which reached down her back to shouldre length with shorter layers. I looked lovely. The shorter layers framed her face perfectly. Lily was happy and Remus was ready to be set on the paying customers finally.
When Lily arrived home that day, she found all the lights turned out and the house unusually quiet.
Thats weird, she thought. James is normally home by now? She wondered through the house opening all the doors and peering in. As she came up closer to the living room she heard whispers. She was scared and drew her wand ready to find someone ready to jump out on her. She crept forwards opening the door slowly.
"SUPRISE!" A ton of female voices shouted. Andi and Alice were the head of the crowd. Lily was stunned.
"Hey guys. Whats this?" She asked.
"It's your bridal shower silly!" Alice said ruffling her hair. "Ow you changed your hair! It looks so nice!" She gushed.
"My turn to fuss!" Andi said pushing Alice to the side playfully. They had become friends quickly over the past few months. "Your hair is lovely where did you get it done?"
"Remus did it." She replied. "So what happens at a bridal shower?" She asked.
Alice grinned at her.
"So where were you when you arranged my shower?" She laughed. Andi suddenly clicked on something.
"Hey I always thought you would be the first to walk down the ailse!" She announced. "First Crystal, then me, Alice is married. You're the last!" She seemed pleased. "Talking of Crystal..." Crystal came from the back of the room.
"CRYS!" Lily shrieked running over and hugging her old school mate.
"Hey." She smiled. "Can't believe your finally marrying James. You should have seen him on the train journey home from Hogwarts, he was almost hysterical." Lily frowned guiltily. "But you're together now!" Crystal back tracked.
"How's little Megan?" Lily asked referring to Crystals new born baby.
"She's great, Matt and Holly are good too. Ow it's so good to see you again." She announced. "I'm so happy you asked me to be bridesmaid." They girls seperated and led Lily round to all the other girls who had come. There was Gemma, Kerry and Kim from St Mungos, they worked with Lily. There was A couple of girls Lily knew from Hogwarts and Claire arrived later after work too. They all sat around in a circle and in turn gave Lily a present. She got a variety of things. A new dress, some saucy under wear, Some fluffy love dice with different dares to do on each side as well as some whipped cream? Finally she came to her bridesmaids. Andi had gotten her something blue- A blue garter. Alice had gotten her something to borrow- a pretty pair of sparkling diamond earrings. Crystal had gotten her something old- She had given her a hair grip she had kept since the days of Hogwarts. It was a pretty emerald one with flowers all down it. Finally it came down to Claire.
"Now I'm supposed to be giving you something new, but I was conned out of it. So heres my present to you." Claire handed her a picture taken of Lily James and Sirius at their fifth year dance. "Don't ask me how I managed to get my hands on that. Now here is your something new." She handed Lily a small box concealing a beautiful necklace, on the pendant hung a locket. It was in the shape of a lily and in the middle it held a picture of Lily and James looking into each others eyes hugging. on the other side it was empty. "That was from James." She smiled at Lily who was looking at it lovingly. Her brother really knew Lily and what would mean allot to her.
The run up to the wedding was a hectic one. On this present occasion they were choosing bridesmaids and groomsmen robes. Lily had chosen a light Lilac colour for the robes of the bridesmaids. The groomsmen would be wearing tradditional black robes with a charmed lilac rose in the button hole. Lily chose James a set of black velvet robes with a high collar The buttons were gold and on his chest he had J.P. embroidered onto it in lilac, keeping with the theme. After they had all the clothes sorted (Save Lily's dress, the girls were going out seperately for that) they chose the flowers for decoration. They went with white Lilies and lilac roses. Finally they stopped by a cake store and chose a 14 teired cake. It would've been a simple 3 teird one but they had to cater for Sirius as well as everone else. The boys split up and went to get something to eat, whilst the girls went wedding dress shopping.
James, Sirius, Frank and Jonathan Black all headed to the leaky cauldron. Remus had to go, he had a transformation. Peter also had to go because he had to get home before he had to go to work.
"Well, I still don't think it was fair of Lily to kick me out of madame malkins!" Sirius exclaimed.
"Sirius, you were being a little annoying." James defended his other.
"Well..."
"Sirius I was about to give you a good hiding. I mean you didn't have to reject EVERY robe Lily gave you to try on." His father told him sternly.
"What they didn't suit me!" He argued.
"Sirius, you were just plain annoying, I mean" Frank put on a high pitched girly voice. "But Lily don't make me wear this, my butt lookes big in it! Lily, this is too girly. Lily not even JAMES would wear this!" Frank laughed.
"Yeah mate remember girls get all up tight about these things and remember whose wedding it is!" James agreed. Sirius just looked at them helplessley. Whilst they each enjoyed their tankards of mead, the girls squealed at the perfect dress for Lily and Remus began a very painful transformation, Peter was put in an extremely different situation.
As he apparated into his living room, he straightened himself up to find himself staring at a ring of men in black cloaks. One stepped forewards.
"Pettigrew." He spat in a silky voice, one which seemed very familliar. "We are enlisting the need of your information." He carried on.
"I would never give you information!" Peter yelled back at them.
"Ow really?" The deatheater smirked. "Crucio" he said pointing his wand at peter. Peter fell to the floor shrieking. As the death eater raised his wand, Peter stopped squealing. "You know you've already given more information then you know. Yes your girlfriend was very useful. Wasn't he boys?" He turned looking at yhis fellows who all snickered.
"What did you do to Haley?" Peter said in a deadly whisper.
"Ow nothing that matters now. She was very willing. One of our own."
"She was not one of you!"
"Ow but she was. She was only going out with you because we told her too. Ow you didn't think she actually liked you? Ow thats so sweet. It breaks my heart. You know, your friends wouldn't be very happy that you were dating one of us? A death eater. They would probably turn on you if they knew." The death eater stated.
"They would never." Peter whispered but he didn't seem so confident.
"No? well, you turn down our offer and they may just find out. If they don't kill you then I assure you we will. Or on the other hand, you help us and we will assure your safety. We will make sure you will be ammune to our attacks. It's a sweet offer, no? Think about it." The deatheater said fingering his wand. "Remember the pain we can put you through. We will return in a week for your answer. The dark lord is not one to be messing with so i suggest you obligue." And with a swish of cloaks and a small pop they were gone.
A week later the death eaters returned, but this time there master was with them. He looked down at Peter. They had known that he was too weak to refuse the dark lord. They knew he would tell them what they needed if he thought his measly, worthless life was endangered. Of course he consented, they had only had to curse Peter once more before they got their way. He consented in telling the dark lord absolutely everything he needed to know.
If the dark lord got his way, There would be no such thing as Mr and Mrs Potter.
They wouldn't make it down the aisle.
It was just one week before the I do's would take place. Everything was about prepared. Lily and James were all packed and moving out of Godrics hollow for the rest of the week. They wouldn't be back until after their honey moon. James would be staying at Sirius' and Lily at Alice's. They were taking an extended pre wedding period so it would be more special to them- they would be more anxious to see each other one their wedding. Lily hugged James.
"I'm going to miss you this week. I can't wait till saturday." She muttered.
"Me too." He smiled. "Lily..." James' face grew more serious. "You have no regrets right?" He asked, "Cause we don't hev to go through with it if you don't want to." Lily looked up with fear in her eyes.
"No I don't regret anything, You don't either right?" She asked.
"No I don't." They both sighed with relief.
"Don't scare me like that!" She said slapping him playfully. "You scared the living daylights out of me!" he smiled and hugged her closer.
"LILY! COME ON, GET YOUR HANDS OFF OF JAMES AND GET YOUR REAR END DOWN HERE. YOU'LL SEE HIM SATURDAY!" Alice yelled from down the stairs. Lily smiled.
"That girls knows me too well! Owl me ok." She added the last bit in a whisper. They wernt supposed to be communicating at all. James grinned cheekily at her then bent down and gave her a good bye kiss.
"See you at the alter." he said ruffling her hair, and she left his sight.
"Ow wait!" She said running back to him. "Don't let Sirius get you tooo drunk, I know what he's like." She said truely worried.
"I can handle Sirius." He replied smugly.
And those words rung in his mind the night of his stag doo. He was currently LETTING Sirius blind fold him and take him somewhere which he was not going to be able to consent to before he got there.
Lily was going to kill him!
James willingly climbed onto the back of Sirius' motorbike, still blindfolded. The other would be meeting them where ever they were going. James didn't know what to expect all he did know was that he was in for a hell of a night. And right he was. When they got their Sirius helped James off the bike. He was still unable to remove his blindfold. It seemed that Sirius had cast a binding spell on it. He looked around not seeing a thing.
"James." He heard Franks voice from behind him. "Remember what you did to me on my stag night?" He asked. James remembered handcuffing Frank to the lamppost. He gulped and nodded blindly. "Remember what I told you?" James thought back to his mate screaming at him. 'JAMES POTTER I WILL GET YOPU BACK FOR THIS! JUST YOU WAIT!!!!!' James couldn't see but he knew his mate was grinning evilly at him.
"Sirius!" He said gruffly. "Sirius help!" He heard his mates' dog like bark of a laugh. "Sirius! I'll set Lily on you." The laughing paused thoughtfully.
"Nah this is too good! Sorry no can help mate!" Sirius replied humor in his voice.
"Moony? Wormtail?" He said more frantically.
"Sorry, got to do as the best man tells us." James felt himself being under the control of a spell. He was forced to sit on the ground against something tall and thin. He feared it was a lamppost. His arms were moved behind his back and bound him in place. He then felt the spell lift from him and he was able to move himself. He swiftly tried to climb to his feet, but fell back down onto the cold floor because his arms were trapped around the thing he was leaning against. The boys around him all roared with laughter. Then Sirius was heard again.
"Hey Frank send her over." He said. James feared his mates' mind. Who was the 'SHE' he was sending over? He felt someone lean over him and place something on him then he heard Frank.
"Go on Jess over there." He said. James then felt something climb on him and start licking him.
"SIRIUS BLACK GET THIS DOG OFF OF ME!" James roared. The boys fell into fits of hysterics again. But no one called the dog off him. James felt he heard a faint pop in the distance behind the laughter. He sat back helplessly whilst his face was slobbered on. Sirius had a sick mind. Suddenly, Jess the dog yelped and ran off.
"Oh Sh!t!" James heard his best mate say. So did all the others. The laughter had stopped. James could sense tension. Suddenly Frank shouted;
"IT'S HIM, QUICK SOMEONE UNTIE JAMES!" But it was too late. Death eaters encircled the group.
"SIRIUS, BIKE, OOTP NOW!" James shouted at his best mate. They had been training with Dumbledore for emergency situations. Sirius jumped on his bike and hit the invisibility button before any of the death eaters had a chance to react. They heard a roar and Sirius was gone. The dark lord laughed.
"No problem," He said silkily, "I'll kill him later. I have the two I want. Toss her with him. I can kill them together." James felt something big, and warm fall on his lap. He couldn't see but he heard the familiar sob.
"Lily?" He whispered.
"He's going to kill us James." She whispered back frantically.
"My wand, pocket!" He said so only she could hear him. She cottoned on.
"So finally I have the heirs." The dark lord spoke. "Do you have any last words?" He asked.
"You think you're so clever. So big! You will never succeed!" Lily spat at him.
"Shut up you stupid Mudblood! CRUCIO!" Lily's screams pierced James' ears.
"LILY!" He shouted as the surrounding deatheaters laughed. Frank, Peter and Remus struggled from the wands of the deatheaters, which pointed at them holding them in place. Voldemort released Lily from his torture. "Mudbloods should learn when to hold their tongues, or their tongues will be chopped off. "He laughed cruelly. "Not that it will matter for you in a few seconds anyhow." He held his wand up towards her again. She flung her arms around James' waist fumbling through his pockets. She found what she had been searching for. The embrace which had looked like a frantic partner's final goodbye to their true love turned into a frantic girl aiming a defensive curse at her enemy in aids of saving her lover, her friends and herself from certain death.
"Impedimenta" She had shouted aiming the wand behind her, hitting the dark lord squarely in the head. She turned around flinging hexes and curses in every direction. Releasing her friends from their death eaters. They each in turn started aiming their own spells. Lily released James from his binding. The dark lord wasn't held back for long.
"GET THEM BACK!" He yelled furiously at his followers. In a flash of red Dumbledore appeared along with Mcgonagal, Moody and Sirius. Voldemort knew when his time was up.
"WE'LL MEET AGAIN!" He yelled. "AND NEXT TIME YOU WON'T BE SO LUCKY!" With that he dissaperated, his followers copying. Lily turned to Frank and Sirius.
"GO FIND ALICE AND ANDI! I think Claire and Crystal managed to escape, but the other two were hit quite badly before they managed to get to me!" And with that Frank and Sirius disappeared and Lily collapsed into James.
Lily awoke that evening in a hospital bed. James was on the seat next to her holding her hand, he had fallen asleep. She peered over to the beds either side of her. Andi and Crystal lay in one each.
"Ow good you're awake." Holly, one of the nurses Lily worked with said. "You should still be able to make your wedding tomorrow. Don't you worry." She tried to reassure Lily.
"Hol, Alice and Andi are OK right?" She asked.
"Just a few minor cuts and bruises. You'll al be fighting fit for Saturday."
"Saturday. Ow Merlin." Lily said getting up and leaving.
"LILY! You can't go yet you know as well as I do Patients can't leave until a healer says so!" Holly shouted after her.
"I've checked myself, I'm fine!" Lily yelled back fleeing the hospital. She fled to the only place she felt safe (Other than James' arms)
Holly shook James awake.
"Wha. WHERES LILY?" He shouted noticing the bed next to him was empty.
"She ran out." Holly said desperately. Sirius awoke from Andi's bedside.
"I'm going to kill her!" He growled.
"Sirius shut up she needs reassuring not that!" James growled back, running out of the room. He was reminded strongly of the last time Lily had ran from his grasp, but this time he knew where she would be and how to get her back.
When he got out of the hospital, he apperated to Lily's parents graveyard. There she was sobbing at the base of her parents grave.
"Lily," He said softly coming up behind her. "Lily don't do this again." Lily looked up at him, tears flooding from her eyes.
"James I don't want to. Bu. but today, all the death eaters an and him. They all. they were going to kill us. I can't do this. I can't risk our lives!" She sobbed. "I can't, they wouldn't want me to. to do this." She gazed at her parents graves. "I.. did that to.. To."
"Shhhh." James hushed her placing one hand protectively round her waist and the other up against face. "Lily, the night your parents died, I asked them for their permission for you hand in marriage. They seemed pleased about it then. They wanted you to be happy. They still want you to be happy. They wouldn't want you to run away from your life. They would want you to stand up to Voldemort and live how you want to live. He's after me anyway, so it wouldn't be your fault if I died. Lily, please please don't leave again." He moved his hands so he was hugging her closely, making her feel warm and safe. "I promise you as long as I live Lord Voldemort will not hurt you."
"I'm scared James, I'm really scared. What If he turns up at our wedding?" James couldn't help but smile, she had said there wedding. Meaning she would turn up.
"I'll make sure he doesn't, that will be on day he can't ruin." Lily hugged James closer.
"I love you James." She cried. "Anyway, we're not supposed to see each other, we're getting married tomorrow." She grinned weakly.
"No no, you're going back to the hospital. We need to make sure you're well enough to become Mrs. James Potter!" He said, she laughed and he shunted her back to the hospital.
Saturday's were always good. They were a day one normally got off work, a day for fun, a day for pampering oneself. This Saturday was a day which in James' mind would stand out forever more. Today he was getting married.
The beautiful church stood strong and still, the sun was out shinning over the beautiful graveyard which stood around it. So many graves holding so many past lives. Lily's parents layed at rest here so in away they got to share this magical day. The clock struck tweleve noon just as James arrived. Already the stands were filling. He made his way to the front of the church where a vicar stood in front of a gorgeously decorated alter. The lilac and white flowers were all around the church and chatter filled the air.
James paced nervously back and forth, only Sirius was there to help.
"Prongs, mate, it's going to be alright. You're doing the right thing. I know it." He comforted stopping James and putting a warm hand on his shoulder.
"I know." James smiled. Then as an after thought he added; "She will show right?" But just as he asked this the heard the sound of hooves galloping outside. Lily had arrived. James' smile broadened as he saw a beautiful angel with dark red hair being helped out of the white horse drawn carridge. Just then misic filled the air. Everyone's chatter died down. As the wedding march played, Peter walked towards him and Sirius with Andi on his arm, they were followed by Crystal and Remus then Alice and Frank. James saw all his fellows, friends and the little family who had decided to show stand up. Then he saw her properly for the first time. She took his breath away.
Lily smiled at him, her arm linked with that of Jonathan Black- the closest person eith James or Lily had as a parent. He also smiled at James. But it was lost as James was transfixed on his bride. She had a beautiful white dress on. The bodice was beaded white white glimmering beads, it was strapless and very form fitting. The skirt attatched to the bodice was flowing delicately to the floor, the train spread out behind her. Claire had done her make up to give a natural glowing look and her hair had been curled with a tiara and attatched veil. James thought she looked like a princess and any doubt or confusion that had ever dared pop into his mind was gone. All anyone in the pews could see was Lily and James staring into each others eyeslost in their own world. The way it should be.
When Lily reached the end of the aisle, it had seemed an eturnity to James, Mr Black left her side and took his seat in the front pew. They had opted or a muggle ceremony as Lily had invited a few muggles. The vicar said their vows but neither Lily nor James were really listening intently. They just gazed at each other lost in their love.
"Everyday you live, learn how to receive love with as much understanding as you give it.
Find things within yourself, then you can share them with each other.
Do not fear this love. Have an open heart and a sincere mind. Be sincerely interested in each other's happiness. Be constant and consistent in your love.
From this comes security and strength.
All that we love deeply becomes a part of us on this day of your marriage.
Try to commit yourselves fully and freely to each other." James gave Lily security and strength, she needed him, but then in her absence it showed that he also needed her. They were one, now they had each other neither could live without the other.
"Love is the reason why this day was chosen by you both to begin your lives together and love is the reason why you both will give with all hearts for the good of each other.
Love is the reason that together you will become one;
one in hope; one in believing in life;
one in sharing the coming years." The vicar continued. James couldn't wait for the years to come.
"Before we say the vows, may anyone with a reason as to why I cannot join these two in holy matramony please step foreward." Everyone looked around the church.
"I object!" Sirius said seriously. Every eye looked at him in confusion. "Sorry," He grinned sheepishly, "I've always wanted to say that!" James slapped him gently upside the head. Andi just glared at him- she would kill him later. The vicar looked fazed but carried on.
"I shall now ask you to make your marriage vows." The vicar continued.
"James Potter will you take Lily Evans to be your lawful wife, will you love her, honor and keep her in sickness and in health and forsaking all others keep only unto her so long as you both shall live?"
"I will." James answered facing his love.
"Lily Evans will you take James Potter to be your lawful husband, will you love him, honor and keep him in sickness and in health and forsaking all others keep only unto him so long as you both shall live."
" I will." She smiled deeply into James' eyes.
"Good. Now the rings." The revrand said. James looked at Sirius searching his pockets as Alice handed Lily James'.
"Sirius!" James grolwed below his breath so only Sirius couls hear him. "Where is the ring?"
"Wait." Sirius said but his voiced betrayed his attempted calmness. He saerched all his pockets- it was suprissing how many he had. Then Suddenly he gasped. "Ow I know!" He stated as he removed his shoe and took out the ring. James looked at him disgustedly. "For safe keeping!" Sirius smiled as though it had been obvious. The vicar coughed.
" Lily; with this ring I thee wed. Take it and wear it as a symbol of all we shall share." James said sliding the ring along Lily's delicate finger.
"James; with this ring I thee wed. Take it and wear it as a symbol of all we shall share." Lily repeated sliding the other ring onto his manly finger.
"As you have consented together to be bound to one another in lawful marriage. You have made special promises to each other which have been symbolized by the joining of hands, taking of vows and by the giving and receiving of rings. By the authority vested in me, I now pronounce you to be husband and wife. Now that the ceremony is over and the experience of living day by day is about to begin, go and meet it gladly. You may now kiss the bride."
James and Lily's bodies joined for the first time and they shared their first kiss as a married couple.
"I would like to introduce to you all Mr and Mrs James Potter." Everyone in the stands stood once more clapping. Lily and James led the way out of the church into the bright August sunshine as the church bells rung announcing their marridge to the world. Outside they met the photographer who stood them in different postions taking photos of first the bride and groom, then with the maid of honour then with the best man. Sirius made a joke and they all laughed. Then both the maid of honour and the best man, then all the wedding party and soo on.Finally, confetti was thrown over Lily and James as they got into the Beautiful white horse drawn carridge, which would take them to the reception hall. Lily cuddled into her husband, WOW her husband it felt good to think that she was married. This truely was the best day of her life.